After the second world war many people joined the drift to the cities, seeking education and a better life. His work in literary biography most michael king was one of new zealands leading historians and biographers. It is also of interest that this book focuses on a particular locality and practice of the east coast. Te tai rawhiti iwi ngati porou has launched a rich online resource to help iwi members learn about the tribal history of all of their maunga mountains. He kanohi kitea ka hoki nga mahara ngati porou kuia tell the. Most stations receive contestable government funding from te mangai paho, the maori broadcast funding agency, to operate on behalf of affiliated iwi tribes or hapu subtribes. Apirana ngatas rauru nui a toi lectures are a good source of ngati porou history according to that whare wananga.
The story of ngati paoa has its origins in tainui history. Working with iwi the history of the whanganui river and its. They, under their various leaders, tuterangi, kawhia and ropata ngatai, settled their people on gifted lands totalling some 9,000 acres at harataunga. We invited a panel of indigenous experts to come up with an alternative top 50. The traditional history of the tainui people english, maori and maori edition 9781869401191. I am a proud ngati porou artist, evolving traditional toi maori artistry in my use of contemporary designs. He was later presented with a ceremonial sword by queen victoria for services to the crown during the new zealand wars. Horouta and takitimu canoe territories ngati porou te.
Deed of settlement of historical claims ngati porou. Recommended kawhia, maori dictionary, maori history books and maori books for sale. The traditional history of the tainui peoplenga koorero tuku iho o nga tuupuna biggs, bruce, jones, pei te hurinui on. Ngati whare draft iwi management plan bay of plenty. Its probably not fair to take the teachings of ngai tahu tohunga and compare them with the ngati porou tohunga and say one is right and the other not. From farming to culture to sport, his influence in the first half of the 20th century was immense. Edited by jock phillips, basil keane and rangi mcgarvey.
Since 1840, nga hapu o ngati porou have retained ownership of a significant. In the 1820s ngati porou people were massacred by ngapuhi, armed with european weapons. Our interests are centred on te whaiti nuiatoi and the whirinaki valley and include the areas and boundaries marked in orange1. It is the responsibility of the user of any material. Maori art from northland reed, 2007 and with witi ihimaera of te ata. The loyal ngati porou appealed to the government for support. Ngati porou is a maori iwi traditionally located in the east cape and gisborne regions of the north island of new zealand. Contact us on ngati porou free calling number 0800 np rego 0800 67 73 46. In 2018, ngati porou created ngati porou tourism to let more people visit their scared maunga.
A tribal informant of tuparoa enumerated the resident ngati porou hapu as being ngati tawera, te whanauairi, te whanauarakei, te aowera, ngati hoko, itangamate, te whanauarua and ngati rau. His last, the penguin history of new zealand, has sold more than 200,000 copies and is widely considered to be the definitive history of new zealand. I am hoping that you can help me find some history on my fathers grandfather. The principal purpose of te kawerau iwi tribal authority is to benefit the people of te kawerau a maki. This book is both a major study of ngati porou carving and an attempt to make sense of maori art history. The story of how ngati porou came to occupy the easternmost seaboard of. In 2018, ngati porou created ngati porou tourism to. Todays launch of the ngati porou treaty settlement documentary is significant for the iwi and for all new zealanders as we further our understanding of the journey to te tiriti o waitangi settlements, bernadette cavanagh ce manatu taonga ministry for culture and heritage says.
Selective indexes to certain books relating to early new zealand. What this iwi management plan covers as the name suggests, this document contains a plan. If you have changed addresses recently or want to update your personal details you can do this online. News from home national nati news education relationships strategy iwi people ngati poroutanga. I have a comprehensive knowledge of all three iwi above and i would love to share that with anyone who wants to learn more about their history.
Contains detailed whakapapa from ngati porou and te whanau a apanui, together with lists of owners of various land blocks. The waiapu river is of immense cultural, spiritual, economic, and traditional value to local maori. Ngati porou is a maori iwi traditionally located in the east cape and gisborne regions of the. In this picture book, children at school enjoy singing when their teacher, nanny hineari, plays an autoharp. The greatest numbers of ngati porou,215 lived in the auckland region 12,402 ngati porou lived in the gisborneeast coast region. General iwi history books wellington city libraries. Iwi tribe in maoridom ngati porou ki hauraki or ngati porou ki harataunga ki mataora is a maori iwi of new zealand.
A whakapapa of tradition has had two launches one in april at waipapa marae at the university of auckland where ngarino is a senior lecturer in art history and coordinator of the museums and cultural heritage programme. Ngati porou leader rapata wahawaha opposed the pai marire religion and sided with the government against its followers. Maori o te waiu o ngati porou also helped curate the exhibition. Our recent list of the greatest new zealand works of nonfiction featured a glaring lack of books by and about maori. Te whakaruruhau o nga reo irirangi maori national maori radio network is a new zealand radio network consisting of radio stations that serve the countrys indigenous maori population. This panui is published after each ordinary te runanganui o ngati porou board meeting. Harvesting of pine underway on ngati porou land blocks, te kura reo rua o waikirikiri retraces te papatipu o horouta, dr apirana mahuika provides an update on the ngati porou settlement negotiations and ngata memorial gets a major face lift. We have put together a great selection of kawhia, maori history books, maori dictionary and maori books below. This document is the iwi management plan for ngati whare iwi. For all students, a connection to the community, land, and people of the past gives them a sense of identity, belonging, and connection to where they are now. Today the iwi has established the toitu ngati porou charitable trust and part of its mandate is to sustain and grow the reo amongst our whanau and hapu. But if you would like to find out more, please visit maori books new zealand online book store. The politician sir apirana ngata was ngati porous most important leader.
Ngati porou have a rich history of regional unity, pivotal leadership and definitive values. It is organised into a whanau and hapu development branch, economic development branch, and a corporate services branch, and aims to maintain the financial, physical and spiritual assets of the tribe. Ngati porou is a senior lecturer in art history and coordinator of the museums and cultural heritage programme at. Ngati porou is affiliated with the 28th maori battalion and has the secondlargest affiliation of any iwi in new zealand, with 71,910 registered members in 2006.
This is the story of our struggle to maintain our right to fish so that we can grow as an iwi. There have been questions over the years about whether ngati tahu ngati whaoa is a hapu or a iwi, we are in fact a iwi unto our own right and are recognized both by government and other iwi as having independent tribal status. Author ngarino ellis ngati porou nga puhi and photographer natalie robertson ngati porou, clann dhonnchaidh have collaborated to create a taonga which will be valued and appreciated for many years to come, by students of maori art and ngati porou who whakapapa. There are some excellent books available in most libraries to get you started on your journey. This panui attempts to give the iwi a glimpse of what is happening around the board table and to disseminate information to the iwi. Te whakaruruhau o nga reo irirangi maori wikipedia.
It is the home of iconic leader porourangi from which the ngati porou iwi tribe derive their name for two main reasons. Ngati porou and census 20 ngati porou was the second largest iwi with a population of 71,910. Ngati whatua ngati tuwharetoa ngati awa ngai te rangi tuhoe ngati raukawa whakatohea waikato te whanau a apanui ngati maniapoto ngati porou ngati maru rongowhakaata ngati paoa aitanga a mahaki ngati kahungunu taranaki. The tuwharetoa region extends from te awa o te atua tarawera river at matata across the central plateau of the north island to the lands around mount tongariro and lake taupo. These messages will also be published in our bimonthly nati link. This item has been provided for private study purposes such as school projects, family and local history research and any published reproduction print or electronic may infringe law. His name was maru whakatipua or maru te iwi my grand father went under ahita williams as this was also a christian name and no one in the whanau has been able to pin point an iwi from where he came. At present we have five settled iwi within our east coast district reaching from ngati porou in the north to ngati pahauwera in the south, inland to lake waikaremoana and to the boundaries of whakatohea and te whanau a apanui. Hikurangi is the mountain waiapu is the river ngati porou is the tribe. Ngati porou also share ancestral links with neighbouring tribes such as ngati kahungunu and te whanauaapanui. Initialled version of the deed of settlement between ngati toa rangatira and the crown for ratification purposes ngati toa rangatira deed of settlement documents schedule 1. By 1840 ngati toa rangatira was established as the preeminent iwi dominating the kapiti, wellington, and te tau ihu northern south island regions.
We ngati porou are together by our genealogy whakapapa to a man named porourangi, who gave us his name, and who was descended from maui, the greatest fisherman, himself. The issue of the hekemaru and heke i te rangi were a girl paretahuri, and two boys mahuta and paoa. Ranguias waiata tangi are good sources for te rawheoro. I have come across some paper work in regards 2 our. The translation of the book nga tamatoa is an exercise in bringing together our experts in our local hapu dialects, as is the work of te ururangi o te matauranga wananga at wharekahika. An index drawn from standard printed works such as the journal of the polynesian society, to personal. The other in may at ohinewaiapu marae in rangitukia where ngarinos grandmother emere mountain nee kaa was born. Prior to 1840, nga hapu o ngati porou were the iwi kaenga, and therefore the owners, of all of their coastal lands within their rohe territory that are contiguous to the foreshore and seabedmarine and coastal area.
Deed to amend deed of agreement ministry of justice. Te marautanga o ngati kahungunu ki wairarapa ngati. Within ngati porou are many tribes, but in the modern world this one name unites us as family, as whanau. The collection was originally gifted to the then maori affairs department but later transferred to this library. By the fourteenth century migrations associated with some of the famous ancestral canoes had begun to influence the mahurangi area.
Fishing has always been an important part of the ngati porou economy and way of life, but was this was threatened by colonization. Tuwharetoa is the sixth largest iwi in aotearoa with a population of 35,877 of the. Te kawerau iwi tribal authority is the only iwi authority in existence dealing specifically with the interests of te kawerau a maki on cultural, social, political, economic and treaty matters. These books cover many aspects of maori and ngati porou history. In my tribe, ngati porou, whakapapa has been described as the heart and core of all maori institutions from creation to what is now iwi. Its probably not fair to take the teachings of ngai tahu tohunga and compare them with the ngati porou tohunga and say one is right and the. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Chapter 2 is specifically relative to maori whakapapa. It is also a comprehensive guide to the history, culture and identity of the various iwi tribes. Over our existence we have striven for academic excellence, firstly through our whare wananga and then later through the university system and on our marae.
Ko hikurangi te maunga, ko waiapu te awa, ko ngati porou te iwi hikurangi the mountain, waiapu the river, ngati porou the people a fundamental principle of being ngati porou is the collective assertion of mana motuhake, a term synonymous with sovereignty, autonomy, and legitimacy, and which confirms the identity and mana of the ngati porou people. Te ara in print te ara encyclopedia of new zealand. According to traditional beliefs, a number of taniwha dwell in and protect the river, in turn protecting. A whakapapa of tradition by ngarino ellis overdrive.
Ruatoria is within the iwi s rohe, and te runanganui o ngati porou has offices located in the town. The new zealand wars and the victorian interpretation of racial conflict. Ngati porou tourism is the only commercial operator with permission to provide guided tours of the maunga. Ropata played a leading role in the fighting that followed establishing himself as a leading warrior and a dangerous enemy. To ngati porou, the winding river of the waiapu, is the source of our spiritual and physical sustenance. According to the research carriied out by te miringa huriwai a nurse at ngati porou hauora in te puia springs and a uri of daughter number 5 hariata, george taylors mother was elizabeth stewart of hauxley, northumberland, england. When naming your grandparents and parents, put your grandfather father first then your grandmother mother second.
A whakapapa of tradition one hundred years of ngato porou carving, 18301930. The unique and inspiring stories of ngati porou illustrate pragmatic leadership and innovation, which has empowered whanau to evolve and adapt, so that the diversity of the hapu and richness of the culture is maintained. Ngati porou head to the polls voting in the tronpnui election 2015 begins. Ngata had contributed hugely to the revival of the maori people in the early 20th century. The greatest new zealand works of nonfiction ever the team. Nga haurongo iwi ahuwhanui, hitori hoki general iwi or historical biography. The history of wharekahika hicks bay revisited 1st. Many subtribes recite their own proverbs and songs at ngati porou gatherings. Nga iwi o tainui is a history of the tribes o, f their settlemen ant d occupatio on f their rohe, their leaders marriages, rows, vendetta, s a sequence of actual event s an d a roll of rea peoplel i,n biggs words h. These migrants conquered and absorbed the maru iwi and the descendants of toi. The traditional rohe or tribal area of ngati porou extends from potikirua and lottin point in the north to. Some amendments have not yet been incorporated this version was replaced on 27 september 2016 to make a correction to section 55aiii under section 251jii of the legislation act 2012. While establishing and maintaining a schooliwi relationship that is beneficial to both parties takes time and commitment, it gives depth, authenticity, and relevance to the.
Ngati porou share their journey towards te tiriti settlement media release. Donald mclean, the superintendent for hawkes bay sent up the need supplies along with one hundred militia. Wsp and te runanganui o ngati porou jointly see the importance in providing. His intelligence, tact, persistence and political skill helped him promote maori culture and identity. The maori language biographies of maori who appear in the dictionary of new zealand biography vol 1. From the north came the ngai tahuhu people, the descendants of tahuhu. Ngati porou leadership massey research online massey university. Please print this page and send to the following address. Te runanganui o ngati porou database administrator p o box 226 ruatoria 4043.
The map below reveals the land over which we have an interest. If you are from ngati porou whanau a apanuite aitanga a mahaki and have any questions about whakapapa then here is the place to ask. Ngarino ellis ngapuhi, ngati porou is a senior lecturer in art history and coordinator of the museums and cultural heritage programme at the university of auckland. About ngati porou s identity and strength are enduring like hikurangi, the maunga cast up by maui from the depths of the ocean. The whale rider by witi ihimaera, the bone people by keri hulme, once were warriors by alan duff, potiki by patricia grace, and t. Te runanga o ngati porou was established in 1987 to be the tribal authority of the iwi. A beautifully illustrated book launched earlier this year which explores the iwirakau school of carving within ngati porou. Especially in the presence of other tribes, this saying is accompanied by songs of famous ancestors such as maui and his canoe nukutaimemeha, and paikea and his grand history.
Iwi and hapu are the history experts in your local area, the holders of connections to important people and stories from the past, and the history makers of the future. When the te arawa chief pikiao came to pirongia and married rereiao from waikato they had a son called hekemaru who later married heke i te rangi. Ngati tuwharetoa is an iwi maori tribe descended from ngatoroirangi, the priest who navigated the arawa canoe to new zealand. Whakapapa local newspapers from 19th century, shipping lists, land deed indexes, family histories, tribal whakapapa, genealogical research directories, electoral rolls, military records and periodicals are amongst the items to assist with family research. The arrival of christianity brought a time of stability.