Te Rarawa is a

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of Northland,

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. The iwi is one of six

Muriwhenua Muriwhenua are a group of northern Māori people, Māori iwi, based in Te Hiku o te Ika, the northernmost part of New Zealand's North Island. It consists of six iwi, Ngāti Kurī, Ngāi Takoto, Te Pātū, Ngāti Kahu, Te Aupōuri and Te Rarawa, w ...

iwi of the far north of the North Island.

Rūnanga and marae

Te Rarawa has 23 foundation marae: *Korou Kore Marae, '' Ahipara'', represents the hapū of Ngāti Moroki. *Mātihetihe Marae, ''

Mitimiti Mitimiti is a small settlement in Northland Region, Northland, New Zealand. It lies close to the Warawara Forest, between the mouths of the Whangape Harbour and Hokianga Harbour on Northland's west coast, 44 km west of Kohukohu, New Zealan ...

'', represents the hapū of Te Tao Māui and Te Hokokeha. *Morehu Marae, Ōhaki Marae and Taiao Marae, ''Whāngāpe Harbour'', represent the hapū of Te Uri o Tai. *Motutī Marae, ''Hokianga Harbour'', represents the hapū of Ngāti Te Maara, Te Kaitutae, Ngāī Tamatea, Te Waiariki, and Ngāti Muri Kāhara. *Ngāti Manawa Marae, ''

Panguru Panguru is a community in the northern Hokianga harbour, in Northland, New Zealand. The Whakarapa Stream flows from the Panguru Range in the Warawara Forest to the west, through Panguru and into the Hokianga. Demographics The SA1 statistical a ...

'', represents the hapū of Ngāti Manawa, Waiāriki and Te Kaitutae. *Ōwhata Marae, ''Ōwhata Harbour'', represents the hapū of Ngāti Torotoroa, Tahukai and Te Popoto. *Ngāi Tūpoto Marae, ''Motukaraka'', represents the hapū of Ngāi Tūpoto and Ngāti Here. *Rangikohu Marae, ''Ōwhata Harbour'', represents the hapū of Ngāti Kuri rāua ko Ngāti Wairupe and Te Aupōuri. *Roma Marae, ''Ahipara'', represents the hapū of Ngāti Waiora, Ngāti Pākahi, Te Patukirikiri, and Parewhero. *Tauteihiihi Marae and Pikipāria Marae, '' Kohukohu'', and Pāteoro Marae, ''Te Karae'', represent the hapū of Ihutai. *Te Arohanui Marae, ''Mangataipa'', represents Kohatutaka. *Te Kotahitanga Marae, ''Whāngāpe Harbour'', represents the hapū of Ngāti Haua. *Te Uri o Hina Marae and Te Rarawa Marae, '' Pukepoto'', represent the hapū of Ngāti Te Ao, Tahāwai, and Te Uri o Hina. *Waihou Marae, ''Hokianga Harbour'', represents the hapū of Ngāti Te Reinga. *Wainui Marae, ''Ahipara'', represents the hapū of Ngāti Moetonga and Te Rokekā. *Waiparera Marae, ''Rangi Point'', represents the hapū of Patutoka. *Waipuna Marae, ''Panguru'', represents the hapū of Te Kaitutae and Waiāriki. *Whakamaharatanga Marae, ''Manukau district'', represents the hapū of Ngāti Hine and Patupīnaki. Each marae elects a representative who acts on their behalf on the Rūnanga. The main role of the Rūnanga is to receive, hold, manage, and administer funds for the benefit of all iwi members, to ensure communication between all marae and the Rūnanga, and to hold the CEO accountable

Media

Te Reo Irirangi o Te Hiku o Te Ika, an iwi radio station, serves Te Rarawa and other Muriwhenua tribes of the Far North. It broadcasts a main station on , an

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station Sunshine FM on and a youth-oriented station Tai FM.

Notable people

* Hector Busby, navigator and '' waka'' (canoe or ship) builder * Dame

Whina Cooper Dame Whina Cooper (born Hōhepine Te Wake; 9 December 1895 – 26 March 1994) was a New Zealand ( Māori elder), who worked for many years for the rights of her people, and particularly to improve the lot of Māori women. She is remembered for ...

, woman of mana, '' kuia'', teacher, storekeeper and community leader *Dr Jenny Te Paa Daniel, public theologian and the first lay woman appointed to head an Anglican theological college in the Anglican Communion * Makarena Dudley, psychologist, lecturer at the

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and dementia researcher *

Ralph Hotere Hone Papita Raukura "Ralph" Hotere (11 August 1931 – 24 February 2013) was a New Zealand artist. He was born in Mitimiti, Northland Region, Northland and is widely regarded as one of New Zealand's most important artists. In 1994 he was award ...

, artist from Mitimiti *

Josh Ioane Joshua R. Ioane (born 11 July 1995) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for Connacht in the United Rugby Championship. His position of choice is fly-half. Early life Born in Auckland, Ioane also has family with the Taito's on his Sa ...

, rugby player for The All Blacks, and Highlanders *

Māmari Stephens Māmari Stephens (born 1970) is a law academic best known for her work creating ''He Papakupu Reo Ture: A Dictionary of Māori Legal Terms'', a Māori-English a bi-lingual dictionary of legal terms. She identifies as being of Te Rarawa and Ngā ...

, Senior Lecturer at the

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, compiled the first Māori legal dictionary *

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, Māori suffragist *

Ānaru Iehu Ngāwaka Ānaru Iehu Ngāwaka (1872–1964) was a New Zealand Te Rarawa leader and Anglican Anglicanism, also known as Episcopalianism in some countries, is a Western Christianity, Western Christian tradition which developed from the practices ...

, leader and Anglican clergyman * Ngahuia Piripi, television and film actress * Ngā-kahu-whero, Te Rarawa founding mother and a ruling chief * Dr. Papaarangi Mary-Jane Reid, Professor and Head of Department of Māori Health at the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences at the

* Haimona "Simon" Snowden, respected

kaumātua A kaumātua is a respected tribal elder in a Māori community who has been involved with their whānau for a number of years. They are appointed by their people who believe the chosen elders have the capacity to teach and guide both current a ...

, orator and ''waiata'' composer * Ngāwini Yates, a storekeeper, businesswoman and farmer in the later part of the 19th century * Grace Roffé, Wellington Free Ambulance Senior Emergency Medical Dispatcher and single mother of 10 orphan babies.https://i.stuff.co.nz/life-style/130367468/ive-delivered-two-babies-over-the-phone-and-helped-save-a-lot-of-lives-what-its-like-on-the-other-end-of-a-111-call

References

External links

Te Rarawa website
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