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Ngā-kahu-whero
Ngā-kahu-whero (–1836?) was a New Zealand Te Rarawa Te Rarawa is a Māori iwi of Northland, New Zealand New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New ... founding mother. Ngā-kahu-whero, also known as Herepaenga, was born at Waihou, in the late eighteenth century. She was a ruling chief of the Te Rarawa from circa 1800 until her death. She participated in the Battle of Waitukupahau, the Battle of d Te Oneroa-a-Tohe and the Battle of Moetara in 1833. She was buried at Papanui on Pukekōwhai, together with other descendants of Te Rēinga. References 1836 deaths Te Rarawa people Year of birth unknown 19th-century women monarchs Women in 19th-century warfare Women in war in Oceania {{Māori-bio-stub ...
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Te Rarawa
Te Rarawa is a Māori iwi of Northland, New Zealand New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of isla .... The iwi is one of six Muriwhenua iwi of the far north of the North Island. Rūnanga and marae Te Rarawa has 23 foundation marae: *Korou Kore Marae, '' Ahipara'', represents the hapū of Ngāti Moroki. *Mātihetihe Marae, '' Mitimiti'', represents the hapū of Te Tao Māui and Te Hokokeha. *Morehu Marae, Ōhaki Marae and Taiao Marae, ''Whāngāpe Harbour'', represent the hapū of Te Uri o Tai. *Motutī Marae, ''Hokianga Harbour'', represents the hapū of Ngāti Te Maara, Te Kaitutae, Ngāī Tamatea, Te Waiariki, and Ngāti Muri Kāhara. *Ngāti Manawa Marae, '' Panguru'', represents the hapū of Ngāti Manawa, Waiāriki and Te Kaitutae. *Ōwhata Marae, ''Ōwhata Harbour'', r ...
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New Zealand
New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of island countries, sixth-largest island country by area and lies east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and south of the islands of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. The Geography of New Zealand, country's varied topography and sharp mountain peaks, including the Southern Alps (), owe much to tectonic uplift and volcanic eruptions. Capital of New Zealand, New Zealand's capital city is Wellington, and its most populous city is Auckland. The islands of New Zealand were the last large habitable land to be settled by humans. Between about 1280 and 1350, Polynesians began to settle in the islands and subsequently developed a distinctive Māori culture. In 1642, the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman became the first European to sight and record New Zealand. ...
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Battle Of Waitukupahau
A battle is an occurrence of combat in warfare between opposing military units of any number or size. A war usually consists of multiple battles. In general, a battle is a military engagement that is well defined in duration, area, and force commitment. An engagement with only limited commitment between the forces and without decisive results is sometimes called a skirmish. The word "battle" can also be used infrequently to refer to an entire operational campaign, although this usage greatly diverges from its conventional or customary meaning. Generally, the word "battle" is used for such campaigns if referring to a protracted combat encounter in which either one or both of the combatants had the same methods, resources, and strategic objectives throughout the encounter. Some prominent examples of this would be the Battle of the Atlantic, Battle of Britain, and the Battle of France, all in World War II. Wars and military campaigns are guided by military strategy, whereas battl ...
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