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Ngāruahine
Ngāruahine is a Māori people, Māori iwi of New Zealand located in South Taranaki, North Island. Treaty settlement A Treaty of Waitangi claims and settlements, treaty settlement was signed with the Crown in 2014. Following ratification of the settlement with the Crown, Te Korowai o Ngāruahine Trust (TKONT) was established as the Post Treaty Settlement Entity responsible for receiving, and managing the settlement funds (pūtea). Iwi radio station Te Korimako O Taranaki is the radio station of Ngāruahine and other Taranaki, Taranaki region iwi, including Ngati Tama, Ngāti Tama, Te Atiawa, Ngāti Maru (Taranaki), Ngāti Maru, Taranaki (iwi), Taranaki, Ngati Mutunga, Ngāti Mutunga, Ngati Ruanui, Ngāti Ruanui, Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi, Ngā Rauru Kītahi. It started at the Bell Block, Taranaki, Bell Block campus of Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki, Taranaki Polytechnic in 1992, and moved to the Spotswood, New Plymouth, Spotswood campus in 1993. It is available on across ...
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Zoe Hobbs
Zoe Hobbs (born 11 September 1997) is a New Zealand track and field Sprint (running), sprinter competing in the 60 metres, 100 metres, 100 m and 200 metres, 200 m. She is the List of Oceanian records in athletics, Oceanian indoor record holder for the 60 m and the Oceanian record holder for the 100 m. Hobbs was the first Oceanian woman to break the 11-second barrier in the 100 m. She has won 12 individual New Zealand national titles. Early life and background Zoe Hobbs was born in Stratford, New Zealand, Stratford, Taranaki region to Dorothy and Grant Hobbs. She is Māori people, Māori, of the Ngāruahine ("tribe"). She attended Ngaere School, where she would enjoy racing boys barefoot at lunchtime. She attended New Plymouth Girls' High School in New Plymouth and, from 2019, was a student of Human Nutrition at Massey University. She started running at the age of five but grew up playing a lot of sports, often trying to keep up with her older sibling. ...
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Tītokowaru
Riwha Tītokowaru (born Riwha, 1823– 18 August 1888) was a Taranaki Māori rangatira, military commander, general and religious leader. He is considered to be one of the most capable and influential military strategists in New Zealand history. He waged a war against invading settlers and Crown forces which became known as Tītokowaru's War. His reputation has stayed largely the same for 150 years; James Belich has described him as "perhaps the greatest war leader either of New Zealand’s peoples has ever produced". After the period of warfare he again became an advocate for peace and made diplomatic efforts between Māori, colonial settlers and the government. He was arrested and jailed after a peaceful occupation of land near Manaia in 1886 and he died two years later in 1888. Early life Riwha was a subtribal leader, having succeeded his father Tītokowaru the Elder (died 22 February 1848) of the Ngāti Ruanui and Ngāruahine iwi in South Taranaki. A lot of what w ...
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List Of Iwi
This is a list of iwi (New Zealand Māori people, Māori tribes). List of iwi This list includes groups recognised as iwi (tribes) in certain contexts. Many are also hapū (sub-tribes) of larger iwi. Moriori are included on this list. Although they are distinct from the Māori people, they have common ancestry with them.Skinner, H.D., The Morioris of the Chatham Islands, Honolulu, 1923. K. R. Howe''Ideas of Māori origins'' ''Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand'', updated 28 October 2008. Thomson, Arthur, ''The Story of New Zealand, Past and Present, Savage and Civilized'', 2 vols, London, 1859, i, 61. Belich, James, ''Making Peoples: A History of the New Zealanders, from Polynesian Settlement to the End of the Nineteenth Century'', University of Hawaii Press, 2002, pp.26, 65-66. Map of iwi See also * List of hapū * List of Māori waka * Lists of marae in New Zealand * Ngāti Rānana References External linksIwi Hapū Names Listfrom the National Library of New Zea ...
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Tamati Hone Oraukawa
Tamati Hone Oraukawa (fl. 1848–1869) was a New Zealand tribal leader. 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 Co ... descent, he identified with Manuhiakai hapū of Nga Ruahine and Ngati Ruanui iwi. He was active from about 1848. References

19th-century New Zealand people Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown Ngāti Ruanui people Ngāruahine people {{Māori-bio-stub ...
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Taranaki
Taranaki is a regions of New Zealand, region in the west of New Zealand's North Island. It is named after its main geographical feature, the stratovolcano Mount Taranaki, Taranaki Maunga, formerly known as Mount Egmont. The main centre is the city of New Plymouth. The New Plymouth District is one of three in the region and is home to more than 65 per cent of the population of Taranaki. The Stratford District includes the main centres of Stratford, New Zealand, Stratford, Midhirst, Toko and Whangamōmona, Whangamomona. The South Taranaki District includes Hāwera, Manaia, Taranaki, Manaia, Eltham, New Zealand, Eltham, and Ōpunake. Since 2005, Taranaki has used the promotional brand "Like no other". Geography Taranaki is on the west coast of the North Island, surrounding the volcanic peak of Mount Taranaki. The region covers an area of 7258 km2. Its large bays north-west and south-west of Cape Egmont are North Taranaki Bight and South Taranaki Bight. Mount Taranaki is t ...
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Taranaki (iwi)
Taranaki (Tuturu) is a Māori iwi of New Zealand. Taranaki iwi were an important part of the First and Second Taranaki Wars. At least 13 members of Taranaki died during the First Taranaki War, mostly defending Waireka on 28 March 1860, including Paora Kūkūtai (chief of the Patukai hapū) and Paratene te Kopara (chief of Ngā Māhanga a Tairi). Wellington pan-tribal Māori radio station Te Upoko O Te Ika has been affiliated to Taranaki since 2014. It began part-time broadcasting in 1983 and full-time broadcasting in 1987, and it is New Zealand's longest-running Māori radio station. Radio station Te Korimako O Taranaki is affiliated with Taranaki and other local iwi, including Ngāti Tama, Te Ātiawa, Ngāi Maru, Ngāruahine Ngāruahine is a Māori people, Māori iwi of New Zealand located in South Taranaki, North Island. Treaty settlement A Treaty of Waitangi claims and settlements, treaty settlement was signed with the Crown in 2014. Following ratification of ...
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Aotea (canoe)
In Māori tradition, ''Aotea'' is one of the canoes () in which Māori migrated to New Zealand; it is particularly associated with the tribes of Taranaki and Whanganui, including Ngāti Ruanui, Ngāruahine, Ngā Rauru and other tribal groups. History ''Aotea'' was a double canoe built by Toto from half of a great tree from Hawaiki, the other half being used for the canoe '' Matahourua''. Toto gave ''Aotea'' to his daughter Rongorongo, who was married to Turi. In strife with the chief Uenuku, Turi killed the chief's son and thereafter had to flee for New Zealand with 33 passengers. During the voyage, they stopped at Rangitahua and encountered some of the crew from the '' Kurahaupō'' canoe (Craig 1989:24). The ''Aotea'' canoe arrived at Aotea Harbour on the west coast of the North Island, and its people eventually settled in the Taranaki region. Aircraft 'Aotea' was the name given to the first Jumbo Jet (a Boeing 747-219B. Registration: ZK-NZV) acquired by Air New Zeala ...
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Hone Pihama
Hone Pihama Te Rei Hanataua (?–1890) was a notable New Zealand tribal leader, assessor, coach proprietor, hotel proprietor and land developer. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngati Ruanui 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. .... References 1890 deaths New Zealand hoteliers New Zealand Māori public servants Ngāti Ruanui people Year of birth missing {{NewZealand-gov-bio-stub ...
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Spotswood, New Plymouth
Spotswood is a suburb of New Plymouth in the Taranaki Region of New Zealand. It is located to the west of the city centre. History The area in which Spotswood is located was acquired by the New Zealand Government in 1901 and was subdivided in 1902 to be sold in sections from May 1903. Demographics Spotswood covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Spotswood had a population of 3,633 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 183 people (5.3%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 165 people (4.8%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,416 households, comprising 1,806 males and 1,827 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.99 males per female. The median age was 37.9 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 750 people (20.6%) aged under 15 years, 678 (18.7%) aged 15 to 29, 1,596 (43.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 612 (16.8%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 79.9% European/Pākehā, 25.8% Māori, 4.3% Pacific peo ...
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Western Institute Of Technology At Taranaki
Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki (WITT) is the largest tertiary education institution in Taranaki, New Zealand. History On 1 April 2020, WITT became a subsidiary of Te Pūkenga (the New Zealand Institute of Skills & Technology) alongside the 15 other Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics (ITPs). WITT will remain a subsidiary of Te Pūkenga until early January 2023 when it is fully merged into the national entity. Campuses The institute has two campuses around Taranaki; the main campus is situated in New Plymouth, and the other is located in Hawera. WITT is accredited by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority The New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA; ) is the New Zealand government Crown entity tasked with administering educational assessment and qualifications. It was established by the Education Act 1989. NZQA administers the National Cert .... WITT also has a campus in Hamilton which is part of the New Zealand Institute Highway Technology, WITT ...
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Bell Block, Taranaki
Bell Block is a town in Taranaki, New Zealand. State Highway 3 runs through it. It is 6 km north-east of the centre of New Plymouth and 1 km from the outer edge of New Plymouth at Waiwhakaiho. Waitara is about 9 km to the north-east. New Plymouth Airport is located immediately to the north-east of Bell Block. History and culture The land was purchased in November 1848 by Dillon Bell from the Puketapu iwi. The initial purchase was but more land was added subsequently. Disagreements over the sale of the land contributed to the First Taranaki War. A blockhouse was built by local settlers in early 1860, in order to protect their homes and farms during heightened tensions just prior to the advent of the First Taranaki War. When government troops arrived, a full stockade was built at the site, known as Bell Block Stockade, Bell Blockhouse or Hua Blockhouse. During this time, almost all Bell Block residents took refuge at New Plymouth. Some of the earthworks continu ...
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