Rangitāne is a Māori

iwi Iwi () are the largest social units in New Zealand Māori society. In Māori, roughly means or , and is often translated as "tribe". The word is both singular and plural in the Māori language, and is typically pluralised as such in English. ...

(tribe). Their

rohe The Māori people of New Zealand use the word ' to describe the territory or boundaries of tribes (, although some divide their into several . Background In 1793, chief Tuki Te Terenui Whare Pirau who had been brought to Norfolk Island drew ...

(territory) is in the Manawatū, Horowhenua,

Wairarapa The Wairarapa (; ), a geographical region of New Zealand, lies in the south-eastern corner of the North Island, east of metropolitan Wellington and south-west of the Hawke's Bay Region. It is lightly populated, having several rural service t ...

and Marlborough areas of

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. The iwi was formed as one of two divisions (aside from Muaūpoko) of the expedition team led by Whātonga, a chief from the Māhia Peninsula and father of Tara-Ika a Nohu of Te Whanganui-a-Tara fame.

Rangitāne in Manawatū

The rohe of Rangitāne o Manawatū is from the mouth of the

Rangitikei River Rangitikei may refer to the following in New Zealand: * Rangitīkei River, one of country's longest rivers * Rangitikei District, a district council in the Manawatu-Wanganui Region * Rangitīkei (New Zealand electorate), a current general electorate ...

, stretching up the river to Orangipango, then eastwards to Te Hekenga in the Ruahine Ranges, then southwards along the summit of the ranges to continue along the summit of the

Tararua Range The Tararua Range, often referred to as the Tararua Ranges or Tararua, is one of several mountain ranges in the North Island of New Zealand. The Tararua Range runs northeast–southwest for from near Palmerston North to the upper reaches of ...

, to the peak of Taramea, then westward to the mouth of the Manawatū River, northwards along the coast back to the mouth of the Rangitikei River.''Tanenuiarangi Manawatū Incorporated''
in Background, Rohe & Services The rohe includes the city of

Palmerston North Palmerston North (; , colloquially known as Palmerston or Palmy) is a city in the North Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Manawatū-Whanganui region. Located in the eastern Manawatū Plains, the city is near the north bank of the Manaw ...

. Six hapū – Ngāti Hineaute, Ngāti Kapuārangi, Ngāti Rangiaranaki, Ngāti Rangitepaia, Ngāti Tauira and Ngāti Mairehau – live in this rohe. Tānenuiarangi Manawatū Incorporated is the mandated iwi authority for Rangitāne o Manawatū hapū.

Rangitāne o Wairau

Rangitāne o Wairau has a rohe over Marlborough, including much of Kahurangi National Park,

Nelson Lakes National Park Nelson Lakes National Park is in the South Island of New Zealand, at the northern end of the Southern Alps. It was created in 1956 (one of four created in the 1950s). The park contains beech forests, multiple lakes, snow-covered mountains and v ...

, Mount Richmond Forest Park and the

Marlborough Sounds The Marlborough Sounds (Māori language, te reo Māori: ''Te Tauihu-o-te-Waka'') are an extensive network of ria, sea-drowned valleys at the northern end of the South Island of New Zealand. The Marlborough Sounds were created by a combination ...

. Its marae (Tua Mātene) and wharenui (Te Huataki) are in Grovetown, just north of Blenheim. However, its rohe also includes the city of Nelson, and the towns of Tākaka, Motueka, Saint Arnaud and Picton. Te Runanga a Rangitāne o Wairau Trust represents the iwi under the Māori Fisheries Act and Māori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Act 2004. It is run by an executive committee of ten trustees and a chairperson. Iwi Aquaculture Organisation in the Māori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Act 2004. Rangitāne o Wairau Settlement Trust governs the iwi's

Treaty of Waitangi The Treaty of Waitangi (), sometimes referred to as ''Te Tiriti'', is a document of central importance to the history of New Zealand, Constitution of New Zealand, its constitution, and its national mythos. It has played a major role in the tr ...

settlement under the Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō, Ngāti Kuia, and Rangitāne o Wairau Claims Settlement Act, and represents the iwi in resource consent consultation under the Resource Management Act 1991. Both trusts share managers and offices in Blenheim. Rangitāne o Wairau's chief executive/general manager is Corey Hebberd. The iwi has interests in the territory of

Tasman District Council Tasman District Council () is the unitary authority#New Zealand, unitary local authority for the Tasman District of New Zealand. The council is led by the mayor of Tasman, who is currently . History Tasman District Council was formed on 1 Novem ...

Nelson City Council Nelson City Council is the unitary local authority for Nelson in New Zealand. History Local governance of Nelson began with Nelson Province in 1853, which covered the entire upper South Island. The town of Nelson was managed by the Nelson ...

and Marlborough District Council. It also has a working relationship with Kaikoura District Council and Buller District Council on issues relating to waterways, catchment areas and coastal areas.

Rangitāne o Tāmaki-nui-a-rua

Rangitāne rohe on the eastern side of the Ruahine/ Tararua Ranges stretches from Rakautatahi through to

Eketāhuna Eketāhuna is a small rural settlement, in the south of the Tararua (district), New Zealand, Tararua District and the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. The town is located at eastern foot of the Tararua Ranges, 35 kilome ...

. This rohe is centred on the town of

Dannevirke Dannevirke ( "Earthworks (archaeology), work of the Danes", a reference to Danevirke; or ''Tāmaki-nui-a-Rua'', the area where the town is) is a rural service town in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of the North Island, New Zealand. It is the ...

, where there are three Rangitāne Marae, Mākirikiri, Kaitoki, and Whiti-te-rā.

Demographics

Rangitāne (Hawke's Bay/Wairarapa)

*1991 census: 156 *2001 census: 1,197 *2006 census: 1,566 *2013 census: 2,217 Major regional locations * Wellington: 822 * Manawatū–Wanganui: 543 * Hawke's Bay: 288

Rangitāne (Manawatū)

* 1991 census: 330 * 2001 census: 822 * 2006 census: 1,281 * 2013 census: 1,488 Major regional locations * Manawatū–Wanganui: 744 * Wellington: 201

Rangitāne (unspecified)

* 1991 census: 3,003 * 2001 census: 1,689 * 2006 census: 1,569 * 2013 census: 94

Media

Kia Ora FM is the official radio station of the Rangitāne people. It began as Radio Rangitane, or Te Reo Irirangi O Rangitane, on 1 May 1992, and adopted its current name in the 2000s. It broadcasts from

and is available on in Manawatū.

Notable Rangitāne

* Eddie Durie * Mason Durie (community leader) * Mason Durie (psychiatrist) * Jamie Joseph * Ruru Karaitiana * India Logan-Riley - climate activist * Mavis Mullins * Piri Sciascia * Keala Settle * Kayla Whitelock

References

External links

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Tānenuiārangi Manawatū IncorporatedRangitāne o Tamaki nui a rua Incorporated
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