Ngāti Tamaterā is a
Māori
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Relating to the Māori people
* Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group
* Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand
* Māori culture
* Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the Co ...
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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) of the
Hauraki region of New Zealand, descended from Tamaterā, the second son of Marutūāhu. It is a major tribe within the
Marutūāhu confederation and its leaders have been prominent in Hauraki history and Marutūāhu tribal affairs.
It is one of five tribes of the Marutūāhu confederation, the others being
Ngāti Maru,
Ngāti Paoa,
Ngāti Rongoū and
Ngāti Whanaunga. The Marutūāhu tribes are all descended from Marutūāhu, a son of Hotunui, who is said to have arrived in New Zealand on the ''
Tainui
Tainui is a tribal waka (canoe), waka confederation of New Zealand Māori people, Māori iwi. The Tainui confederation comprises four principal related Māori iwi of the central North Island of New Zealand: Hauraki Māori, Hauraki, Ngāti Maniapo ...
'' canoe. The Marutūāhu tribes are therefore part of the
Tainui
Tainui is a tribal waka (canoe), waka confederation of New Zealand Māori people, Māori iwi. The Tainui confederation comprises four principal related Māori iwi of the central North Island of New Zealand: Hauraki Māori, Hauraki, Ngāti Maniapo ...
group of tribes. The Marutūāhu confederation is also part of the Hauraki collective of tribes.
Te Raupa pā, on the banks of the
Ohinemuri River near
Paeroa
Paeroa is a town in the Hauraki District of the Waikato Region in the North Island of New Zealand. Located at the base of the Coromandel Peninsula, it is close to the junction of the Waihou River and Ohinemuri River, and is approximately 20 kil ...
, was a location where Ngāti Tamaterā traditionally settled.
See also
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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
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John White''The Ancient History of the Maori, His Mythology and Traditions'': Tai-Nui.
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