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Tāngatahara
Tangatahara ( – 13 December 1847) was a Ngāti Irakehu (Banks Peninsula) and Ngāi Tūāhuriri warrior who led the unsuccessful defence of the Ōnawe Peninsula, Ōnawe Pā invasion in 1832, but later restored his prestige by joining war parties to drive Te Rauparaha and his forces from South Island, Te Wai Pounamu. Early life Tangatahara (pronounced Takata Hara in Southern Māori dialect, also spelt Tangata Hara) lived at Kaiapoi Pā and on the western side of Akaroa Harbour, on Banks Peninsula. 'Tangata' means 'man' and 'hara' can mean 'offence' or 'foul'; in other words, his name denotes a criminal or ugly man. Ngāi Tahu, originally a lower North Island tribe, had moved History of Canterbury Region#Classical Māori period, steadily south into Ngāti Mamoe territory, settling where people were already settled, conquering and intermingling, until the Ngāti Mamoe lost their identity as a separate people. In the early 19th century, the Kaiapoi and Banks Peninsula hapū were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ōnawe Peninsula
The Ōnawe Peninsula is a volcanic plug inside Akaroa Harbour, on Banks Peninsula in Canterbury, New Zealand. It is the site of a former pā (a fortified Māori village). It is part of the Banks Peninsula Volcano. The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage The Ministry for Culture and Heritage (MCH; ) is the department of the New Zealand Government responsible for supporting the Creative New Zealand, arts, Culture of New Zealand, culture, New Zealand Historic Places Trust, built heritage, Sport Ne ... explains that the name ''Ōnawe'' is made up of "Ō" meaning "place of" and "nawe" meaning "to set on fire". It was the site of a Ngāi Tahu pā captured by Te Rauparaha, chief of the Ngāti Toa in 1831. Up to 1,200 people were killed here, and the land is sacred to Ngāi Tahu so "is deemed to be vested in Te Runanga o Ngāi Tahu" as part of the Ngāi Tahu Waitangi claims settlement in 1998. The peninsula is only accessible at low tide; at high tide, the penin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
