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Ngāti Awa
Ngāti Awa is a Māori iwi (tribe) centred in the eastern Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand. It is made of 22 hapū (subtribes), with 15,258 people claiming affiliation to the iwi in 2006. The Ngāti Awa people are primarily located in towns on the Rangitaiki Plain, including Whakatāne, Kawerau, Edgecumbe, Te Teko and Matatā. Two urban hapū also exist in Auckland (''Ngāti Awa-ki-Tamaki'') and Wellington (''Ngāti Awa-ki-Poneke''). History Early history Ngāti Awa traces its origins to the arrival of Māori settlers on the '' Mātaatua'' waka (canoe). The ''Mātaatua'' settlers established settlements in the Bay of Plenty and Northland. Initially, the tribe controlled a large area in Northland, but conflicts with other northern iwi resulted in a southward migration. One group eventually settled in the eastern Bay of Plenty, whose descendants would eventually found the iwi. Awanuiarangi II is recognised as the eponymous ancestor of Ngāti Awa. Awanuiarangi II was a ...
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Mount Edgecumbe/Putauaki
Mount is often used as part of the name of specific mountains, e.g. Mount Everest. Mount or Mounts may also refer to: Places * Mount, Cornwall, a village in Warleggan parish, England * Mount, Perranzabuloe, a hamlet in Perranzabuloe parish, Cornwall, England People * Mount (surname) * William L. Mounts (1862–1929), American lawyer and politician Computing and software * Mount (computing), the process of making a file system accessible * Mount (Unix), the utility in Unix-like operating systems which mounts file systems Books * ''Mount!'', a 2016 novel by Jilly Cooper Displays and equipment * Mount, a fixed point for attaching equipment, such as a hardpoint on an airframe * Mounting board, in picture framing * Mount, a hanging scroll for mounting paintings * Mount, to display an item on a heavy backing such as foamcore, e.g.: ** To pin a biological specimen, on a heavy backing in a stretched stable position for ease of dissection or display ** To prepare dead animal ...
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Northland Region
Northland (), officially the Northland Region, is the northernmost of New Zealand's 16 regions of New Zealand, local government regions. New Zealanders sometimes refer to it as the Winterless North because of its mild climate all throughout the year. The major population centre is the city of Whangārei, and the largest town is Kerikeri. At the 2018 New Zealand census, Northland recorded a population growth spurt of 18.1% since the previous 2013 New Zealand census, 2013 census, placing it as the fastest growing region in New Zealand, ahead of other strong growth regions such as the Bay of Plenty Region (2nd with 15%) and Waikato (3rd with 13.5%). Geography The Northland Region occupies the northern 80% () of the Northland Peninsula, the southernmost part of which is in the Auckland region. It is bounded to the west by the Tasman Sea, and to the east by the Pacific Ocean. The land is predominantly rolling hill country. Farming and forestry occupy over half of the land and are ...
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Sun FM (New Zealand)
Sun FM may refer to: * Nation Radio North East's previous name * Sun FM (Sri Lanka), an English language radio station based in Sri Lanka * CICF-FM, a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 105.7 FM in Vernon, British Columbia, using the on-air branding as 105.7 Sun FM * CHSU-FM, a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 99.9 FM in Kelowna, British Columbia, using the on-air branding as 99.9 Sun FM * CJMG-FM, a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 97.1 FM in Penticton, British Columbia, using the on-air branding as 97.1 Sun FM * CHRX-FM, a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 98.5 FM in generally Fort St. John, British Columbia, using the on-air branding as 98.5 Sun FM * CKUL-FM, a Canadian radio station, formerly known as 96.5 Sun FM, but now as 96.5 Kool FM, being broadcast in Halifax, Nova Scotia * CFPW-FM, a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 95.7 FM in Powell River, British Columbia, using the on-air branding as 95.7 Sun FM * CKBL-FM, a Canadian radio station in Sa ...
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Bay Of Plenty Regional Council
Bay of Plenty Regional Council () is the administrative body responsible for overseeing regional land use, environmental management and civil defence in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. It was founded as part of the 1989 New Zealand local government reforms. Whakatāne was selected as the seat for the council, as a compromise between the two dominant cities of Tauranga and Rotorua Rotorua () is a city in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand's North Island. It is sited on the southern shores of Lake Rotorua, from which it takes its name. It is the seat of the Rotorua Lakes District, a territorial authorities of New Zea .... The council adopted the Māori version of its name, ''Toi Moana'', in 2014. Regional parks The council owns and manages two regional parks. * Onekawa Te Mawhai Regional Park * Papamoa Hills Regional Park References External links Bay of Plenty Regional Council Regional councils of New Zealand Politics of the Bay of Plen ...
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Whakatāne District Council
Whakatāne District Council or Whakatane District Council () is the territorial authority for the Whakatāne District of New Zealand. The council is led by the mayor of Whakatāne, who is currently . There are also 10 ward councillors. Composition 2022–2025 elected members * Victor Luca, Mayor *Lesley Immink, Deputy Mayor * Julie Jukes, Councillor for Whakatāne-Ōhope General ward * Nándor Tánczos, Councillor for Whakatāne-Ōhope General ward * Andrew Iles, Councillor for Te Urewera General ward * Gavin Dennis, Councillor for Rangitāiki General ward * Wilson James, Councillor for Rangitāiki General ward * John Pullar, Councillor for Whakatāne-Ōhope General ward * Tu O'Brien, Councillor for Rangitāiki General ward * Toni Boynton, Councillor for Kapu te rangi Māori Ward * Ngapera Rangiaho, Councillor for Toi ki Uta Māori Ward 2019–2022 elected members * Judy Turner, Mayor * Andrew Iles, Deputy Mayor * Julie Jukes, Councillor for Whakatāne-Ōhope ward * Alison ...
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Kawerau District Council
Kawerau District Council () is the territorial authority for the Kawerau District of 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 council is led by the mayor of Kawerau, who is currently . There are also eight councillors representing the district at large. Composition 2019-2022 * Malcolm Campbell, Mayor * Faylene Tunui, Deputy Mayor * Carolyn Ion, Councilor * Warwick Godfery, Councilor * Berice Julian, Councilor * Sela Kingi, Councilor * Aaron Rangihika, Councilor * Rex Savage, Councilor * David Sparks, Councilor References External links Official website {{coord, -38.0861194, 176.7001178, display=title Kawerau District Politics of the Bay of Plenty Region Territorial authorities of New Zealand ...
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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 treatment of the Māori people in New Zealand by successive governments and the wider population, something that has been especially prominent from the late 20th century. The treaty document is an agreement, not a treaty as recognised in international law. It was first signed on 6 February 1840 by Captain William Hobson as Administrative consul, consul for the British Crown and by Māori chiefs () from the North Island of New Zealand. The treaty's quasi-legal status satisfies the demands of biculturalism in contemporary New Zealand society. In general terms, it is interpreted today as having established a partnership between equals in a way the Crown likely did not intend it to in 1840. Specifically, the treaty is seen, first, as entitling M ...
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Rūnanga
In tikanga Māori (Māori culture or practice), a (runaka in Southern Māori dialect) is a tribal council, assembly, board or boardroom. The term can also be a verb meaning "to discuss in an assembly". An iwi (tribe) can have one governing rūnanga and many sub rūnanga. In such cases it can be used to mean the subdivision of a tribe governed by that council. It is also used for non tribal affiliations as with the CTU Runanga a sub union for Māori workers. The leader or representative of a rūnanga is sometimes referred to as Te Upoku o Te Rūnanga (literally "The head of the rūnanga"). Historical organisation and practice The Rūnanga System (1861–1863) constituted a system of Māori self-government devised by Governor George Grey, to be comparable to the provinces. The plan was for them to be led by European commissioners. The system was never fully implemented and was cancelled due to the New Zealand Wars The New Zealand Wars () took place from 1845 to 1872 betwe ...
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Māngere
Māngere () is a major suburb in South Auckland, New Zealand, located on mainly flat land on the northeastern shore of the Manukau Harbour, to the northwest of Manukau, Manukau City Centre and south of the Auckland CBD, Auckland city centre. It is the location of Auckland Airport, which lies close to the harbour's edge to the south of the suburb. The area has been inhabited by Tāmaki Māori since early periods of Māori history, including large-scale agricultural stonefields, such as Ihumātao, and Māngere Mountain, which was home to a fortified pā. Te Ākitai Waiohua communities in Māngere thrived in the 1840s and 1850s after the establishment of a English Wesleyan Mission, Wesleyan Mission and extensive wheat farms, until the Invasion of the Waikato in 1863. Māngere remained a rural community until the mid-20th Century, when Māngere became one of the largest state housing developments in Auckland. Etymology The name Māngere is a shortened form of the Māori languag ...
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Victoria University Of Wellington
Victoria University of Wellington (), also known by its shorter names "VUW" or "Vic", is a public university, public research university in Wellington, New Zealand. It was established in 1897 by Act of New Zealand Parliament, Parliament, and was a constituent college of the University of New Zealand. The university is well known for its programmes in law, the humanities, and some scientific disciplines, and offers a broad range of other courses. Entry to all courses at first year is open, and entry to second year in some programmes (e.g. law, criminology, creative writing, architecture, engineering) is restricted. Victoria had the highest average research grade in the New Zealand Government's Performance-Based Research Fund, Performance Based Research Fund exercise in both 2012 and 2018, having been ranked 4th in 2006 and 3rd in 2003.
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Mōtītī Island
Mōtītī Island is an island in the Bay of Plenty, off the coast of New Zealand's North Island. It is north-east of Papamoa Beach on the mainland and north-east of Tauranga. There were 18 homes occupied by 27 people on the island in the 2006 census.QuickStats About Motiti Island
2006 Census, Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 29 October 2010.


Geography

A relatively flat island covering some , Mōtītī Island is composed mainly of Miocene andesitic basalt volcanic rocks, overlaid with more recent sediments in the south. The principal activity on the island is agriculture, with a developing plan ...
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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 ''wikt:whare#Maori, whare'' (a more generic term simply referring to any house or building). Also called a ''whare rūnanga'' ("meeting house") or ''whare whakairo'' (literally "carved house"), the present style of wharenui originated in the early to middle nineteenth century. The houses are often carved inside and out with stylized images of the iwi's (or tribe's) ancestors, with the style used for the whakairo, carvings varying from tribe to tribe. Modern meeting houses are built to regular building standards. Photographs of recent ancestors may be used as well as carvings. The houses always have names, sometimes the name of a famous ancestor or sometimes a figure from Māori mythology. Some meeting houses are built at places that are not the loca ...
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