Ngāti Maniapoto
| Ngāti Maniapoto | |
|---|---|
| Iwi(tribe) inMāoridom | |
 | |
| Rohe (region) | Waikato-Waitomo |
| Waka (canoe) | Tainui |
| Population | 45,930 |
Ngāti Maniapotois aniwi(tribe) based in the Waikato-Waitomo region ofNew Zealand'sNorth Island.It is part of theTainuiconfederation, the members of which trace theirwhakapapa(genealogy) back to people who arrived in New Zealand on thewaka(canoe)Tainui.The 2018 New Zealand census reports show an estimated population of 45,930 people who affiliated withManiapoto,making it the 9th biggest iwi in New Zealand.[1]
History
[edit]Ngāti Maniapoto trace their lineage to their eponymous ancestorManiapoto,an 11th generation descendant of the people who arrived on theTainuiwaka and settled at theKawhia Harbour.His fatherRereahuled the Tainui expansion to the interior of the Waikato region, and Maniapoto settled in the southern Waikato area.[2]Maniapoto's older brotherTe Ihinga-a-rangisettled atMaungatautari,forming theNgāti HauāandNgāti Korokī Kahukuraiwi.[2]
Hapū and marae
[edit]There are many marae (area in front of a wharenui) in the Ngāti Maniapoto area, one of the notable ones being Te Tokanga Nui A Noho[3]at Te Kuiti (the narrowing) in theKing Country.This whare was given to Ngāti Maniapoto byTe Kooti,a Rongowhakaata guerilla fighter who lived in the region for the period while on the run fromcolonial forceswhich undertook searches for him during theNew Zealand Wars.Of equal significance but less publicly known isTiroaPāwhere the lastIowhare wānanga (traditional study centre) was held in a specially craftedwharecalled Te Whetu Marama o Hinawa at Te Miringa Te Kakara. The other whare wānanga was near present-day Piopio and was called Kahuwera. It stood on the hill of the same name and commanded a panoramic view of the Mokau River valley across the Maraetaua block.[citation needed]
- Ngāti Rora
- Ngāti Hinewai
- Ngāti Taiawa or Taewa
- Ngāti Kaputuhi
- Ngāti Kinohaku
- Ngāti Ngutu
- Ngāti Mokau
- Ngāti Hikairo
- Ngāti Apakura
- Ngāti Matakore
- Ngāti Raukawa
- Ngāti Utu
- Ngati Urunumia
- Ngāti Paretekawa
- Ngati Parewaeono
- Ngāti Waiora
- Ngāti Hari
- Ngāti Uekaha
- Ngāti Rangatahi
- Ngati Peehi[4]
Ngāti Te Kanawa
[edit]Ngāti Te Kanawa is an iwi based inTaumarunuiand one of the forty mainhapūof the Ngāti Maniapoto confederation, which came into existence around 1860. They trace theirwhakapapato the tupuna (ancestor)Te Kanawa,who was the great-great-great grandson of the tupuna Maniapoto and comes off Uruhina (child of Rungaterangi and Pareraukawa). The families who carry the name Te Kanawa today have a direct male blood linewhakapapato the tupuna Te Kanawa, also known as Te Kanawa Pango.[5]
Notable people
[edit]- Wiremu Te Awhitu,Catholic priest
- Sandor Earl,league player
- Mihi Edwards,memoirist, social worker, teacher andkaumātua
- Taonui Hikaka,Paramount chief
- DameRangimārie Hetet,famous weaver and fabric artist
- DrPei Te Hurinui Jones,academic and writer
- Richard Kahui,rugby union player
- Dame Kiri Te Kanawa,opera singer
- Rewi Manga Maniapoto,warrior chief
- Sandra Morrison,professor at the University of Waikato
- Temuera Morrison,actor
- Pania Newton,activist
- Evelyn Patuawa-Nathan,poet
- Puhiwahine,composer
- Tiki Taane,singer
- Rongo Wetere,educator
- Wahanui,negotiator chief
- Kahurangi Carter,politician[6]
References
[edit]- ^"Demographics".Te Whata.Retrieved2023-02-01.
- ^abWalker, Ranginui(2004).Ka Whawhai Tonu Matou - Struggle Without End(2nd ed.). Auckland, New Zealand:Penguin Books.p. 57.ISBN9780143019459.
- ^"Three Pas Website".Archived fromthe originalon 2006-04-21.Retrieved2020-04-17.
- ^"Chapter 2: Ngā Wā o Mua: Iwi, Hapū, and their Communities in the Whanganui Inquiry District to circa 1845".New Zealand Ministry of Justice, Tāhū o te Ture.Retrieved5 June2016.
- ^"The ancestor Maniapoto".Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand.Ministry for Culture and Heritage.Retrieved13 September2016.
- ^Gifford, Adam (11 April 2023)."Greens pick zero-waster for Christchurch run".Waatea News.
External links
[edit]- Maniapoto Trust Board
- Ngati Maniapoto Marae Pact Trust
- Ngāti Maniapotoin Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
