Ngāti Hine is an Māori

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. ...

(tribe) with a rohe (tribal area) in Northland, New Zealand. It is part of the wider

Ngāpuhi Ngāpuhi (also known as Ngāpuhi-Nui-Tonu or Ngā Puhi) is a Māori iwi associated with the Northland regions of New Zealand centred in the Hokianga, the Bay of Islands, and Whangārei. According to the 2023 New Zealand census, the estimate ...

iwi. Its rohe (tribal area) covers the areas of Waiomio, Kawakawa, Taumarere, Moerewa, Motatau, Waimahae, Pakaraka, Otiria, Pipiwai, Kaikou and Te Horo.

History

Ngāti Hine is descended from a female ancestor, Hineamaru, a great granddaughter of Rāhiri who settled in the Waiomio Valley, near Kawakawa. The prominent leader in the early years of European contact was Te Ruki Kawiti (1770s–1854). Ngāti Hine sought to withdraw from Te Runanga-a-Iwi o Ngapuhi charitable trust in 2010, without withdrawing from Ngāpuhi.

Hapū and marae

Marae

The ''

marae A ' (in Māori language, New Zealand Māori, Cook Islands Māori, Tahitian language, Tahitian), ' (in Tongan language, Tongan), ' (in Marquesan language, Marquesan) or ' (in Samoan language, Samoan) is a communal or sacred place that serves reli ...

'' (communal places) of Ngāti Hine include: *Horomanga marae in Moerewa *Eparaima Makapi meeting house in Kaikou *Kawiti marae and Te Tawai Riri Maihi Kawiti meeting house in Waiomio *Matawaia marae and Rangimarie meeting house in Matawaia *Maungārongo marae and Maungārongo meeting house in Moerewa *Miria marae and Te Rapunga meeting house in Waiomio *Mohinui marae and Mohinui meeting house in Waiomio *Mōtatau marae and Manu Koroki meeting house in Mōtatau *Ōtiria marae and Tūmatauenga meeting house in Ōtiria *Parakao marae and Te Aroha meeting house in Parakao *Tau Henare marae in Pīpīwai *Te Rito marae in Kawiti *Tere Awatea marae in Orauta *Matawaia o rangimarie me te Miria te whare kai

Hapū

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 ...

'' (sub-tribes) of the Ngāti Hine rohe (tribal area) include: *Ngāti Kahu o Torongare, based at Mohinui marae and Hohourongo meeting house in Waiomio *Ngāti Kōpaki, based at Ōtiria marae and Tūmatauenga meeting house in Ōtiria *Ngāti Ngāherehere, based at Matawaia marae and Rangimarie meeting house in Matawaia *Ngāti Te Ara, based at Ōtiria marae and Tūmatauenga meeting house in Ōtiria *Ngāti Te Tārawa, based at Mōtatau marae and Manu Koroki meeting house in Mōtatau *Te Kau i Mua, based at Matawaia marae and Rangimarie meeting house in Matawaia *Te Orewai, based at Tau Henare marae in Pīpīwai

Governance

Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Hine represents the iwi in resource consent consultation under the Resource Management Act, but that does not imply formal Crown recognition of the iwi, or the trust's authority to act on behalf of the iwi. Under the Māori Fisheries Act, if Ngāti Hine correctly withdraws from the joint mandated iwi organisation of Ngāpuhi, it will also be recognised as an iwi under that Act. The charitable trust is governed by a tribal parliament, Te Mara a Hineamaru, which is made up of three representatives from 13 marae and based in Kawakawa. The rohe (tribal area) of Ngāti Hine covers the territory of Whangārei District Council,

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and

Northland Regional Council Northland (), officially the Northland Region, is the northernmost of New Zealand's 16 local government regions. New Zealanders sometimes refer to it as the Winterless North because of its mild climate all throughout the year. The major popu ...

Media

Ngāti Hine FM broadcasts to Ngāti Hine and Ngāpuhi on and in

Whangārei Whangārei () is the northernmost city in New Zealand and the largest settlement of the Northland Region. It is part of the Whangarei District, created in 1989 from the former Whangarei City, Whangarei County and Hikurangi Town councils to admi ...

Notable people

* Arapeta Awatere, soldier and politician * Ria Bond * Ken Going, All Black * Pearl Going, mountaineer * Sid Going, All Black * George Henare, actor * Taurekareka Henare, politician *

Hōne Heke Hōne Wiremu Heke Pōkai ( 1807 – 7 August 1850), born Heke Pōkai and later often referred to as Hōne Heke, was a highly influential Māori rangatira (chief) of the Ngāpuhi iwi (tribe) and a war leader in northern New Zealand; he was ...

, tribal leader *

Donna Awatere Huata Donna Lynn Awatere Huata (sometimes written Awatere-Huata, previously known as Donna Awatere; born 1949) is a former member of the New Zealand Parliament for the ACT New Zealand Party, activist for Māori people, Māori causes, and convicted fra ...

, politician and Maori rights activist. * Kirihi Te Riri Maihi Kawiti, tribal leader. * Maihi Paraone Kawiti, tribal leader * Te Ruki Kawiti, prominent rangatira (chief). He and

successfully fought the

British British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. * British national identity, the characteristics of British people and culture ...

in the

Flagstaff War The Flagstaff War, also known as Heke's War, Hōne Heke's Rebellion and the Northern War, was fought between 11 March 1845 and 11 January 1846 in and around the Bay of Islands, New Zealand. The conflict is best remembered for the actions of H� ...

in 1845–46. * Todd Miller (rugby union), from the Going family * Veeshayne Patuwai, TV presenter & actress. * Lisa Reihana, artist. * Shane Reti, politician * Leilani Rorani, squash player *

Tau Henare Raymond Tau Henare (born 29 September 1960) is a former New Zealand Māori people, Māori parliamentarian. In representing three different political parties in parliament—New Zealand First, Mauri Pacific and the New Zealand National Party, Na ...

, Politician * James Henare, KBE, DSO, Maori leader * Peeni Henare, Politician * Willow-Jean Prime, Politician * Robin Brooke, All Black

References

External links

Ngati Hine Forestry Trust
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