Ngāti Kahu ki Whangaroa are a
Māori
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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.
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'' (tribe) based at the
Whangaroa Harbour harbour area in New Zealand's
Northland Region
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.
The iwi's
rohe
The Māori people of New Zealand use the word ' to describe the territory or boundaries of tribes (, although some divide their into several .
Background
In 1793, chief Tuki Te Terenui Whare Pirau who had been brought to Norfolk Island drew ...
(tribal area) covers a coastal area from
Kaeo and the
Whangaroa Harbour in the east, to
Oruaiti River,
Mangonui and the eastern end of
Doubtless Bay in the west. It extends just south of
State Highway 10.
The rohe of
Ngāti Kahu and
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 ...
neighbours the rohe of Ngāti Kahu ki Whangaroa.
Another similarly named iwi —
Ngāpuhi / Ngāti Kahu ki Whaingaroa
Ngāpuhi / Ngāti Kahu ki Whaingaroa are a Maori iwi from the Whangaroa harbour area in Northland, New Zealand.
The iwi's rohe (tribal territory) covers
Two similarly named iwi — Ngāpuhi and Ngāti Kahu ki Whangaroa — are also lo ...
— is also located in Northland.
Hapū and marae
The iwi consists 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 ...
(sub-tribes), who hold gatherings at
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 ...
(meeting places) and
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:wh ...
(meeting houses):
* Hāhi Katorika are affiliated with the
Waitāruke Marae and
Kahukura Ariki meeting house at
Waitāruke.
* Hāpeta, Ngāti Kaitangata and Ngāti Rua, based at
Taupō Marae and
Te Tiriti meeting house at
Taupō Bay.
*Waimahana, Riwhi and Te Pania are affiliated with
Waimahana marae and
Te Puhi o Te Waka at
Waimahana Bay. Ngāti Aukiwa is also affiliated with
Mangatōwai marae at
Akatarere.
* Ngāti Roha is affiliated with
Taemāro marae at
Mangōnui.
* Ngāti Rangimatamomoe and Te Hōia is affiliated with
Ōtangaroa (Mangawhero) and
Te Aroha meeting house at
Ōtangaroa.
* Te Pohotiare is not currently affiliated with a marae.
Governance
Kahukuraariki Trust is the iwi's post-Treaty settlement governance entity and is the iwi authority under planning law. Its board consists of one trustee elected by each of eight marae, plus one kaumātua elected by Te Rōpū Kaumatua.
The iwi's rohe covers territory of
Far North District Council
Far North District Council () is the territorial authority for the Far North 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 th ...
and
Northland Regional Council.
See also
*
Ngāti Kahu
*
List of Māori iwi
This is a list of iwi (New Zealand 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 dist ...
References
External links
Kahukuraariki Trust
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