Ngāti Mahuta is a sub-tribe (or

hapū In Māori and New Zealand English, a ' ("subtribe", or " clan") functions as "the basic political unit within Māori society". A Māori person can belong to or have links to many hapū. Historically, each hapū had its own chief and normally op ...

) of the

Waikato Waikato () is a Regions of New Zealand, local government region of the upper North Island of New Zealand. It covers the Waikato District, Waipa District, Matamata-Piako District, South Waikato District and Hamilton, New Zealand, Hamilton City ...

tribe (or

iwi Iwi () are the largest social units in New Zealand Māori society. In Māori roughly means "people" or "nation", and is often translated as "tribe", or "a confederation of tribes". The word is both singular and plural in the Māori language, ...

) of

Māori Māori or Maori can refer to: Relating to the Māori people * Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group * Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand * Māori culture * Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the C ...

in the

North Island The North Island, also officially named Te Ika-a-Māui, is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the larger but much less populous South Island by the Cook Strait. The island's area is , making it the world's 14th-largest ...

of New Zealand. The territory (rohe) of Ngāti Mahuta is the

Kawhia Kawhia Harbour (Maori: ''Kāwhia'') is one of three large natural inlets in the Tasman Sea coast of the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located to the south of Raglan Harbour, Ruapuke and Aotea Harbour, 40 kilometres southw ...

and

Huntly Huntly ( gd, Srath Bhalgaidh or ''Hunndaidh'') is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, formerly known as Milton of Strathbogie or simply Strathbogie. It had a population of 4,460 in 2004 and is the site of Huntly Castle. Its neighbouring settlement ...

areas of the

Waikato region Waikato () is a local government region of the upper North Island of New Zealand. It covers the Waikato District, Waipa District, Matamata-Piako District, South Waikato District and Hamilton City, as well as Hauraki, Coromandel Peninsul ...

History

Ngāti Mahuta is descended from Mahuta, whose father was Hekemaru. Mahuta's paternal grandparents were Pikiao from the

Te Arawa Te Arawa is a confederation of Māori iwi and hapu (tribes and sub-tribes) of New Zealand who trace their ancestry to the Arawa migration canoe (''waka'').Whatihua Whatihua was a Māori rangatira (chief) in the Tainui confederation of tribes, based at Kāwhia, New Zealand. He quarrelled with his brother, Tūrongo, and as a result Tainui was split between them, with Whatihua receiving the northern Waikato regi ...

. After the Ngāti Mahuta ariki Wharetiperi and Tapaue conquered the Te Iranui people around 1700 AD, Ngāti Mahuta settled around the fertile lands at the base of

Mount Taupiri Mount Taupiri is a hill at the southern end of the Taupiri Range in the Waikato. The highest peak in the range, it rises to 288 metres above sea level and overlooks Taupiri township immediately to its south. It is separated from the Hakarimata Ra ...

on the

Waikato River The Waikato River is the longest river in New Zealand, running for through the North Island. It rises on the eastern slopes of Mount Ruapehu, joining the Tongariro River system and flowing through Lake Taupō, New Zealand's largest lake. It th ...

. Kaitotehe and nearby Mount Taupiri were Ngāti Mahuta's headquarters in early years.

Pōtatau Te Wherowhero Pōtatau Te Wherowhero (died 25 June 1860) was a Māori warrior, leader of the Waikato iwi (confederation of tribes), the first Māori King and founder of the Te Wherowhero royal dynasty. He was first known just as ''Te Wherowhero'' and took the ...

, the paramount chief of Ngāti Mahuta in his time, became the first

Māori king Māori or Maori can refer to: Relating to the Māori people * Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group * Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand * Māori culture * Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the C ...

Marae and wharenui

There are 19 ''

marae A ' (in New Zealand Māori, Cook Islands Māori, Tahitian), ' (in Tongan), ' (in Marquesan) or ' (in Samoan) is a communal or sacred place that serves religious and social purposes in Polynesian societies. In all these languages, the term a ...

'' (meeting grounds) affiliated with Ngāti Mahuta. Most include a ''

wharenui A wharenui (; literally "large house") is a communal house of the Māori people of New Zealand, generally situated as the focal point of a ''marae''. Wharenui are usually called meeting houses in New Zealand English, or simply called ''whare'' ( ...

'' (meeting house).

Māngere

There is 1 marae in

Māngere Māngere () or Mangere is one of the largest suburbs in Auckland, in northern New Zealand. It is located on mainly flat land on the northeastern shore of the Manukau Harbour, to the northwest of Manukau City Centre and 15 kilometres south of ...

affiliated with the iwi: *

Te Puea Memorial Marae Te Puea Memorial Marae is a marae located in Māngere Bridge, Auckland, New Zealand. Opened in 1965, it was the first urban marae in Auckland, built for ''ngā hau e whā'' (all Māori), but in particular as a community centre for local Urban ...

and Te Puea Wharenui on Miro Street in Māngere Bridge

Te Kauwhata

There are 3 marae near

Te Kauwhata Te Kauwhata is a small town in the north of the Waikato region of New Zealand, situated close to the western shore of Lake Waikare, some 40 km north of Hamilton and approximately 58 km south of Manukau City. Description ''Te Kau ...

affiliated with the iwi: * Ōkarea marae and Pokaiwhenua wharenui on Jamieson Road in

Waerenga Waerenga is the name of a hamlet, east of Te Kauwhata, which is part of a statistical area unit in the Waikato District. Waerenga-a-Hika, near Gisborne has a similar name. The area is in the Hukanui Waerenga ward of Waikato District Counci ...

* Taniwha marae and Me Whakatupu ki te Hua o te Rengarenga marae on McGovern Road in Waeranga * Matahuru Papakainga marae on Tahuna Road in Ohinewai

Huntly

There are 4 marae in and around the

township affiliated with the iwi: * Kaitumutumu marae and Ruateateam wharenui on Ohaki Road * Te Ōhākī marae and Te Ōhākī a Te Puea wharenui on Te Ōhakī Road in Te Ōhakī * Te Kauri marae and Karaka wharenui on Hetherington Road * Waahi marae and Tāne i te Pupuke wharenui on Harris Road

Ngāruawāhia

There are 3 marae in and around

Ngāruawāhia Ngāruawāhia () is a town in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is located north-west of Hamilton at the confluence of the Waikato and Waipā Rivers, adjacent to the Hakarimata Range. Ngāruawāhia is in the Hamilton Ur ...

and

Taupiri Taupiri is a small town of about 500 people on the eastern bank of the Waikato River in the Waikato District of New Zealand. It is overlooked by Taupiri mountain, the sacred burial ground for the Waikato tribes of the Māori people, located ...

affiliated with the iwi: * Taupiri marae, including Pani Ora and Te Puna Tangata wharenui, on Kainui Road in Taupiri * Waikeri – Tangirau marae on Ngaruawahia Road in Ngāruawāhia * Tūrangawaewae marae, including Mahinaarangi - Turongo wharenui, on River Road in Ngāruawāhia

Te Awamutu

There is 1 marae near

Te Awamutu Te Awamutu is a town in the Waikato region in the North Island of New Zealand. It is the council seat of the Waipa District and serves as a service town for the farming communities which surround it. Te Awamutu is located some south of Hamilt ...

affiliated with the iwi: * Te Kōpua marae and Ko Unu wharenui on Morgan Road in Pokuru

Aotea Harbour

There are 3 marae around

Aotea Harbour Aotea Harbour ( mi, Aotea Moana) is a settlement and smallest of three large natural inlets in the Tasman Sea coast of the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located between Raglan Harbour to the north and Kawhia Harbour to the ...

affiliated with the iwi: * Mōtakotako (Taruke) marae and Te Ōhākī a Mahuta wharenui on Phillips Road in Aotea * Te Papatapu (Te Wehi) marae and Pare Whakarukuruku wharenui on Te Papatapu Road in Aotea * Te Tihi o Moerangi marae and Te Tihi o Moerangi wharenui on Kawhia Road in Makomako

Kawhia Harbour

There are 4 marae around

Kawhia Harbour Kawhia Harbour (Maori: ''Kāwhia'') is one of three large natural inlets in the Tasman Sea coast of the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located to the south of Raglan Harbour, Ruapuke and Aotea Harbour, 40 kilometres southwe ...

affiliated with the iwi: * Maketū marae and Auau ki te Rangi wharenui on Kaora Street in Kawhia * Ōkapu marae and Te Kotahitanga o Ngāti Te Weehi wharenui on Aotea Road in Kawhia * Āruka marae and Tahaaroa wharenui on Āruka Marae Road in Taharoa * Te Kōraha marae and Te Ōhākī wharenui on Taharoa Road in Taharoa

References

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