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Rākei-hikuroa
Rākei-hikuroa was a ''rangatira'' (chieftain) of Ngāti Kahungunu, who may have lived in the fifteenth century. His efforts to establish his son Tūpurupuru as ''upoko ariki'' (paramount chief) of Ngāti Kahungunu led to a conflict with his brother-in-law, Kahutapere, who expelled him from the Gisborne District, Gisborne region, beginning a long-lasting conflict within Ngāti Kahungunu. After his expulsion, Rākei-hikuroa led his people south, beginning the Ngāti Kahungunu expansion into the Hawke’s Bay and Wairarapa regions. Life Rākei-hikuroa was the son of Kahukura-nui, through whom he was a descendant of Tamatea Arikinui, the captain of the ''Tākitimu'' canoe and of the early explorer Toi-te-huatahi, Toi, and of Ruatapuwahine, daughter of Ruapani, through whom he was a descendant of Pāoa (waka captain), Pawa and Kiwa (mythology), Kiwa, captain and priest of the ''Horouta''. He had one full-sister, Rongomai-tara, as well as two half-brothers, Rakaipaaka and Tamanuhiri, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ngāti Kahungunu
Ngāti Kahungunu is a Māori iwi (tribe) located along the eastern coast of the North Island of New Zealand. The iwi is traditionally centred in the Hawke's Bay and Wairārapa regions. The Kahungunu iwi also comprises 86 hapū (sub-tribes) and 90 marae (meeting grounds). The tribe is organised into six geographical and administrative divisions: ''Wairoa'', ''Te Whanganui-ā-Orotū'', ''Heretaunga'', ''Tamatea'', ''Tāmaki-nui-a Rua'' and ''Wairarapa''. It is the 4th largest iwi in New Zealand by population, with 82,239 people identifying as Ngāti Kahungunu in the 2018 census. Early history Pre-colonisation Ngāti Kahungunu trace their origins to the '' Tākitimu'' waka, one of the Māori migration canoes which arrived on New Zealand's North Island around 1100–1200 AD, according to Ngāti Kahungunu traditions. According to local legend, Tākitimu and its crew were completely '' tapu''. Its crew comprised men only: high chiefs, chiefs, tohunga and elite warriors. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kahukura-nui
Kahukuranui was a Māori ''ariki'' (chieftain) of the Ngāti Kahungunu ''iwi'' and ancestor of the Ngāti Kahukuranui hapū of Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti. He led an expedition to Te Pōrangahau in order to avenge Tūpouriao and marry his widow Tū-teihonga. He may have lived in the fifteenth or sixteenth centuries. Life Kahukuranui was the son of Kahungunu and Rongomaiwahine. He was born at Nukutaurua on Mahia Peninsula and was the only one of their children to receive a ''whare-kōhanga'' ("nest house"), a building specially erected for the mother to give birth in. Through his father, he was a direct descendant of Tamatea Arikinui, captain of the ''Tākitimu'' canoe. Through his mother, he was probably descended from Ruawharo, the tohunga (priest) of the ''Tākitimu'', and Popoto, one of the captains of the ''Kurahaupō'' canoe. Mitchell characterises him as a man of peace, like his father, who secured his position through marriages, notably with Ruatapu-wahine, an adoptive daughter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rakaipaaka
Rakaipaaka was a Māori ''rangatira'' (chieftain) of the Ngāti Kahungunu ''iwi'' and ancestor of the hapū In Māori language, 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 ... of Ngāti Rakaipaaka. He grew up in the area of modern Gisborne, New Zealand, Gisborne, but was defeated in battle by Tu-te-kohi and resettled at Moumoukai on the Nūhaka River in northern Hawke's Bay, where his descendants still live today. In his later life, he supported his nephew Tama-te-rangi in a conflict with Ngāi Tauira. Life Rakaipaaka was the son of Kahukuranui and Tū-teihonga. Through his father he was a direct descendant of Tamatea Arikinui, captain of the ''Tākitimu'' canoe. He was born at Waerengaahika (modern Hexton, New Zealand, Hexton, near Gisborne, New Zealand, Gisborne). He had one full sister, Hineman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
