Ngāti Pāoa
| Ngāti Pāoa | |
|---|---|
| Iwi(tribe) inMāoridom | |
 Hauraki Gulf | |
 | |
| Rohe (region) | Hauraki |
| Waka (canoe) | Tainui |
Ngāti Pāoais aMāoriiwi(tribe) that has extensive links to the Hauraki and Waikato tribes ofNew Zealand.Its traditional lands stretch from the western side of theHauraki Plainsto Auckland. They also settled onHauraki Gulfislands such asWaiheke.[1]
Ngāti Pāoa is one of five tribes of theMarutūāhuconfederation, the others beingNgāti Maru,Ngāti Rongoū,Ngāti TamaterāandNgāti Whanaunga.The Marutūāhu tribes are all descended from Marutūāhu, a son of Hotunui, who is said to have arrived in New Zealand on theTainuicanoe. The Marutūāhu tribes are therefore part of theTainuigroup of tribes. The Marutūāhu confederation is also part of theHaurakicollective of tribes.[2]
History[edit]
Early history[edit]
Ngāti Pāoa are descended fromPāoa.His story is woven into the history of Tainui waka, and of the Waikato and Hauraki tribes with enduring links to the Te Arawa tribe through the deeds of his grandfatherPikiao.From his previous mariages in his Te Arawa homeland Pikiao's wife had a daughter but could not fulfil his wish for a son to carry his mana forward. He left home when he heard of the charms of a wahine in Waikato. It was in the Pirongia area that Pikiao married Rereiao a high-bornWaikatowoman descended fromWhatihua.[3][4]His wishes were fulfilled when Rereiao gave him a son Hekemaru who later married Hekeiterangi. They then had two sons,ko Mahuta raua ko Pāoa, he tuakana, he teina(the elder and younger brother), their elder sister Paretahuri was themataamuaof the whanau (the first born of the family).Ngāti Mahutaare descended[3][4]from Mahuta. Pāoa lived with his first wife Tauhākari, sons Toapoto and Toawhana, and daughter Koura at Kaitotehe, nearTaupiriin thecentral Waikato.Pāoa moved from Kaitotehe to Hauraki, where he married Tukutuku, a granddaughter ofTamaterā,with whom he had sons, Tipa and Horowhenua.
Pāoa and Tukutuku's children lived in and around the Hauraki Plains. Ngāti Pāoa later spread to the western side of theFirth of Thames,from where they also frequented theHunua Ranges.By the 1700s they also frequented theTāmaki (Auckland) isthmus,theNorth Shoreand the eastern and northernCoromandel Peninsula.[5]
In about 1780 Ngāti Pāoa established settlements along the western side of theTamaki Riverand at Mokoia (present-dayPanmure). In 1790 and from 1793 to 1798 they engaged in many battles with tribes to the north, at least as far as the Mahurangi district. By 1805 they were tiring of war and negotiated peace settlements with many neighbouring tribes. At this time they had settlements along the Tamaki River as far asŌtāhuhu.[5]
Modern history[edit]
In May 2018 the tribe supported theNgāti Whātua-o-Ōrākeitribe, in their legal case in theSupreme Court.[6]
In December 2018 theMāori Land Courtordered the Ngāti Paoa Iwi Trust and the Ngati Paoa Trust Board, who were contesting control of Ngāti Paoa affairs, into mediation over deciding who should represent the tribe in Resource Management Act and local government matters.[7]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Royal, Te Ahukaramū Charles (22 March 2017)."Marutūahu tribes – Ngāti Maru and Ngāti Pāoa".Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand.Retrieved28 July2019.
- ^Royal, Te Ahukaramū Charles (22 March 2017)."Marutūahu tribes".Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand.Retrieved29 May2017.
- ^abKelly, Leslie G.(1940)."Taupiri pa".The Journal of the Polynesian Society.49(193): 148–59.
- ^abJones, Pei Te Hurinui;Biggs, Bruce(1995).Nga Iwi o Tainui: The Traditional History of the Tainui People/Nga Koorero Tuku Iho o Nga Tuupuna.Auckland University Press. p. 162.ISBN1869401190.
- ^ab"Deed of Settlement of Historical Claims: Ngāti Paoa and the Trustees of the Ngāti Paoa Iwi Trust and the Crown"(PDF).New Zealand Government. 20 March 2021. pp. 2–4.Retrieved28 May2023.
- ^"Ngāti Paoa support Supreme Court fight for Mana Whenua".Scoop.24 May 2018.Retrieved29 May2018.
- ^"Ngāti Paoa dispute sent to mediation".Waatea News.13 December 2018.Retrieved28 July2019.
External links[edit]
- Ngāti Paoa Iwi Trust
- Ngati Paoa Trust Board
- "Ngāti Paoa".Te Kāhui Māngai (Directory of Iwi and Māori Organisations).Te Puni Kōkiri,New Zealand Government.
