Ngāti_Rārua

Ngāti Rārua

Ngāti Rārua

Māori iwi in New Zealand

Ngāti Rārua are a Māori tribe (iwi) of the Tainui tribal confederation.[1][2]

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Ngāti Rārua stem from the marriage of Rārua-ioio and Tū-pāhau and, like other Tainui tribes,[lower-alpha 1] had their original home in the Waikato, specifically on the west coast of the King Country region, at Kāwhia, Marokopa and Waikawau. In 1821 Ngāti Rārua moved southwards in a series of migrations (heke) led by Te Rauparaha of Ngāti Toa which saw the iwi relocate to Nelson and Marlborough in the upper South Island.

Ngāti Rārua's tribal lands (rohe) overlap those of Ngāti Koata, Ngāti Tama, Te Āti Awa, Ngāti Kuia, Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō and Rangitāne. Since their arrival in the upper South Island (Te Tau Ihu), Ngāti Rārua have maintained continuous occupation (ahi kā) in Golden Bay / Mohua, as well as various locations in the Abel Tasman National Park, Mārahau, Kaiteriteri, Riwaka, Motueka, Nelson and Wairau.

Hapū

  • Ngāti Tūrangāpeke
  • Ngāti Pare-Te-Ata
  • Ngāti Paretona
  • Ngāti Kairārunga
  • Te Arawāere

Marae

  • Te Āwhina marae (Tūrangāpeke), Motueka
  • Wairau Pā (Wairau), Blenheim
  • Hauhunga Marae (Parerārua), Blenheim
  • Whakatū Marae (Kākāti), Nelson
  • Onetahua Marae (Te Ao Mārama), Tākaka

Notable people

See also

Notes

  1. Tainui identify collectively as the descendants of the polynesian peoples who arrived in New Zealand aboard the migration canoe Tainui.

References

  1. [1]
    Dana, L.-P. (26 June 2007). International Handbook of Research on Indigenous Entrepreneurship. Edward Elgar Publishing. p. 546. ISBN 978-1-78195-264-1.
  2. [2]
    "5. Late 1820s: Tainui and Taranaki Invasions; Kehu as Mokai to Ngati Rarua: | NZETC". nzetc.victoria.ac.nz. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  3. [3]
    University of Waikato. "Professor Sandy Morrison". profiles.waikato.ac.nz. Retrieved 20 January 2024.


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