Te Whānau-ā-Apanui is a

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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, ...

(Iwi is the Maori word for tribe) located in the eastern

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and East Coast regions of

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's North Island. In 2006, the iwi registered 11,808 members, representing 13

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 ...

History

Early history

During the 17th century, Apanui acquired vast amounts of land along the East Coast of the North Island. Through familial connection, he acquired land from

Ngāti Porou Ngāti Porou is a Māori iwi traditionally located in the East Cape and Gisborne regions of the North Island of New Zealand. Ngāti Porou is affiliated with the 28th Maori Battalion and has the second-largest affiliation of any iwi in New Zeala ...

and Ngāriki. He was given land extending from Pōtikirua to Puketapu, and from Taumata-ō-Apanui Hawai; the land in between was later won through conquest.

Modern history

Relations with Europeans were not generally hostile. Early European settlers showed little interest in the isolated region, which lacked deep-water harbours for shipping. However, visiting Europeans taught Te Whānau-ā-Apanui the skills of

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and commercial

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. Both areas become major economic industries for the iwi in the early 20th century, and profits were directed into community development projects. During the 1980s, the iwi experienced economic decline with the loss of major transport services, privatization of state assets and the eventual economic unfeasibility of its small-scale farming operations. This resulted in some emigration of iwi members from traditional tribal homelands. There are three groups that have competed at The Matatini from Te Whānau a Apanui: Te Kapa Haka o Te Whānau a Apanui (2x Champions 2005 and 2015), Tutawake and Tauira-mai-tawhiti.

Hapū and marae

The ''iwi'' (tribe) consists of 13 ''hapū'' (sub-tribes). Each is associated with a ''marae'' (communal ground) and ''wharenui'' (meeting house). Ki * Te Whānau a Haraawaka, of Tunapahore marae and Haraawaka wharenui * Te Whānau a Hikarukutai, of Maraenui marae and Te Iwarau wharenui * Te Whānau a Kahurautao, of Pāhāōa and Kahurautao wharenui * Te Whānau a Kaiaio, of Maungaroa marae and Kaiaio wharenui * Te Whānau a Kauaetangohia, of Whangaparāōa marae and Kauaetangohia / Te Putahou wharenui * Te Whānau a Maruhaeremuri, of Wairūrū marae and Hinemahuru / Mihi Kotukutuko wharenui * Te Whānau a Nuku, of Ōmāio marae and Rongomaihuatahi wharenui * Te Whānau a Pararaki, of Te Maru o Hinemaka marae and Pararaki wharenui * Te Whānau a Rutaia, of Ōtūwhare marae and Te Poho o Rūtāia wharenui, and Rongohaere marae and Rongohaere wharenui * Te Whānau a Tapaeururangi, of Pōtaka marae and Te Ēhutu / Te Pae o Ngā Pakanga wharenui * Te Whānau a Te Ēhutu, of Te Kaha marae and Tūkākī wharenui * Te Whānau a Toihau / Hiinetekahu, of Waiōrore marae and Toihau wharenui * Te Whānau a Tutawake, of Whitianga marae and Tūtawake wharenui

Governance

Te Rūnanga o te Whānau

Te Rūnanga o te Whānau represents Te Whānau a Apanui during resource consent applications under the Resource Management Act, but forwards each application on to the directly affected hapū. It is based on Te Kaha, and governed by representatives from at least ten hapū. The charitable trust is involved in social services and local economic development. It manages a fisheries operation, and invests in the development of local

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and other industries. Its Cyberwaka rural community project provides

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training.

Negotiations team

The Crown has recognised Te Whānau a Apanui Negotiations Team to represent the iwi during

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settlement negotiations. The terms of the negotiation were signed with the Crown in September 2017.

Local government

The tribal area of the iwi is within the territory of the Ōpōtiki District Council. It is also within the wider territory of

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Media

Sea 92FM

Pan-tribal

station

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broadcasts to members of Te Whānau-ā-Apanui, Te Whakatōhea and

Ngāitai Ngāitai is a Māori ''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 pl ...

in the Ōpōtiki area. It is operated by pan-tribal service provider Whakaatu Whanaunga Trust, and is available on . It operates the low-power Opotiki 88.1 FM, geared towards a young demographic.

Notable people

* Mihi Kōtukutuku Stirling Māori tribal leader and orator * Dr Rina Winifred Moore, first female Māori doctor *

Ākenehi Hei Ākenehi Hei (c.1878–28 November 1910), sometimes called Agnes Hei, was a Māori district nurse and midwife in New Zealand. She was the first Māori to become a qualified nurse. Nursing during a typhoid epidemic, she too caught the disease ...

, Māori district nurse, midwife, first Māori to become a qualified nurse *

Fanny Howie Fanny Rose Howie ( or Poata; 11 January 1868 – 20 May 1916), also known by her stage name Te Rangi Pai, was a New Zealand singer and composer. Of Māori people, Māori descent, she identified with the iwi of Ngāti Porou and Te Whānau-ā-Apa ...

, singer and composer *

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, tohunga moko, master moko artist * Karauria Tiweka Anaru, New Zealand interpreter, law clerk, local politician and community leader * Hoani Waititi, educationalist and community leader * Archbishop Brown Turei, Bishop of Aotearoa – the Tikanga Māori Archbishop and Primate of the Anglican Church in New Zealand, Aotearoa and Polynesia. * Major John Hikitia Te Rangi Waititi, army commander of the 28th Maori Battalion (C Company) * Roka Paora, Māori language expert, translator, author and educator * Wiremu Karuwha Tawhai, educator and actor *

Moana-Nui-a-Kiwa Ngarimu Moana-Nui-a-Kiwa Ngarimu VC (7 April 1918 – 27 March 1943) was a New Zealand soldier and posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth ...

, first Māori recipient of the

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medal, 28th Maori Battalion (C Company) *

Willie Apiata Bill Henry "Willie" Apiata, VC (born 28 June 1972) is a former corporal in the New Zealand Special Air Service, who became the first recipient of the Victoria Cross for New Zealand. He received the award on 2 July 2007 for bravery under fire d ...

, second Māori recipient of the

medal * Sir Monita Delamere, rugby player (

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), Ringatū faith leader and community leader * Dame June Mariu (née Waititi), first Māori captain and first winning captain of the

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, Māori community leader, educator and sportswoman * Sir Wira Gardiner, soldier, public servant, and writer *

Cliff Whiting Clifford Hamilton Whiting (6 May 1936 – 16 July 2017) was a New Zealand artist, teacher and advocate for Māori heritage. Career In 1955, Whiting began teacher training at Wellington Teachers' College where his artistic talents were quickly ...

, artist *

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, artist and restoration expertHelen Robinson (2005), 'Cliff and Dean Whiting: Reviving Restoration', ''Heritage New Zealand'', Winter 2005, p.46 * Paratene Matchitt, sculptor and painter * Roka Ngarimu-Cameron, master weaver *

Taiarahia Black Taiarahia Black is a New Zealand academic, who rose to a full professor at the Massey University. He is Māori, of Ngāi Tūhoe, Te Whānau a Apanui, Te Arawa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa and Ngāi Te Rangi descent. Family life Black's son Otere Bl ...

, academic, professor and father of Otere Black * George Gage, Ringatū faith leader * Albert Oliphant Stewart, tribal leader, law clerk, interpreter, local politician, rate collector *

Rona Hurley Rona Marjory Hurley (née Hamilton, 2 October 1897 – 11 June 1985) was a New Zealand tobacco grower and buyer. Of Māori descent, she identified with the Ngati Porou and Te Whānau-ā-Apanui iwi. She was born in Gisborne, New Zealand, on 2 ...

, tobacco grower and buyer *

Anne Delamere Anne Anituatua Delamere (15 May 1921 – 26 May 2006) was a New Zealand public servant. Born in Rotorua on 15 May 1921, Delamere was of Māori descent, affiliating to Te Whānau-ā-Apanui and Te Arawa. She was educated at Queen Victoria Scho ...

, New Zealand public servant * Pae Ruha, Māori leader, educator *

Witi Ihimaera Witi Tame Ihimaera-Smiler (; born 7 February 1944) is a New Zealand author. Raised in the small town of Waituhi, he decided to become a writer as a teenager after being convinced that Māori people were ignored or mischaracterised in literat ...

, author, writer, academic * Pāora Kīngi Delamere, Ringatū faith leader, carpenter, boat builder, farmer *

Heta Hingston Heta Kenneth Hingston (8 August 1938 – 9 August 2020) was a New Zealand lawyer and jurist. He served as a judge of the Māori Land Court from 1984 to 1999, as Chief Justice of the High Court of Niue from 1978 until 2010, and as a judge of th ...

, lawyer, jurist, judge of the Māori Land Court 1984-1999, and Chief Justice of Niue until 2010 *

Tuariki Delamere Tuariki John Edward Delamere (born 9 December 1951) is a former New Zealand politician. He served as a member of the New Zealand Parliament from 1996 to 1999, and was a member of Cabinet for the duration of his term. Early life Delamere was b ...

, former politician (Minister of Immigration, Minister of Pacific Island Affairs, Associate Minister of Finance, and Associate Minister of Health) * Claudette Hauiti, politician *

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, politician, co-leader of

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Taika Waititi Taika David Cohen (born 16 August 1975), known professionally as Taika Waititi ( ), is a New Zealand filmmaker, actor, and comedian. He is a recipient of an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Grammy Award, and has received two nominations at ...

, filmmaker * Tweedie Waititi, filmmaker * Ainsley Gardiner, film producer *

Riwia Brown Riwia Brown (née Taylor; born 1957) is a New Zealand playwright. She is the screenwriter of the popular and award-winning New Zealand movie '' Once Were Warriors'' (1994). The ''Once Were Warriors'' screenplay, adapted from the book of the ...

, playwriter and screenwriter * Whirimako Black, musician *

Rob Ruha Rob Ruha (born 1980), is a New Zealand musician from Wharekahika, Gisborne District. He debuted as a solo musician in 2013, and is known for his singles sung in te Reo Māori, including "Kalega" (2017), " Ka Mānu" (2019), " 35" with Ka Hao ( ...

, musician, weaver, artist * Maisey Rika, musician *

Troy Kingi Troy Kingi (born 1984) is a New Zealand musician and actor from Northland, first receiving media attention when he appeared in the 2013 film '' Mt. Zion''. Kingi is a multi-instrumentalist, is known for his 10/10/10 project: the plan to release ...

, musician * Ria Hall, musician * Leonard Tamahae Cohen, Bluegrass musician, Founding member Hamilton County Bluegrass Band *

Tayi Tibble Tayi Tibble (born 1995) is a New Zealand poet. Her poetry reflects Māori culture and her own family history. Her first collection of poetry, ''Poūkahangatus'' (2018), received the Jessie Mackay Prize for Poetry at the 2019 Ockham New Zealand B ...

, poet * Olivia Aroha Giles, contemporary creative specialising in art textiles, design, illustration and writing * Kahurangi Waititi, netball player * Kerry-Anne Tomlinson, cricket player * Reuben Parkinson, rugby player ( Japan NRU Team) and older brother of Matua Parkinson * Matua Parkinson, rugby player (

, and NZ Sevens Team), tv personality and younger brother of Reuben Parkinson * Charlie Ngatai, rugby player

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(née Wihongi), rugby player (

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) and mother of Akira & Rieko Ioane *

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, rugby player (

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and NZ Sevens Team) * Rieko Ioane, rugby player (

and NZ Sevens Team) *

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, rugby player (

captain) * Kiritapu Demant, rugby player (

), barber * Stacey Fluhler, rugby player (

and NZ Sevens Team) and sister to Beaudein Waaka * Beaudein Waaka, rugby player ( NZ Sevens Team) and brother to Stacey Fluhler * Natalie Delamere, rugby player (

) * Luka Connor, rugby player (

) * Pari Pari Parkinson, rugby player (

) * Otere Black, rugby player (

) and son of

* Hoani Matenga, rugby player (

) * Kharl Wirepa, fashion designer * Te Kapa Haka o Te Whānau a Apanui (2x Te Matatini Champions 2005 and 2015)

References

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