Uenuku-Kōpako
| Te Ure o Uenukukōpako | |
|---|---|
| Iwi(tribe) inMāoridom | |
| Rohe (region) | Rotorua,Te Ngae |
| Waka (canoe) | Arawa |
Te Ure o Uenukukōpakois aMāoriiwiof theTe Arawaconfederation in theBay of PlentyofNew Zealand.[1]
Chief Uenukukōpako was a great-great-great-great grandson ofTamatekapua,captain of theArawacanoe.[2]Hiskurīdog was killed by Mataaho and Kawaarero, which was part of a long war in theRotoruadistrict.[3]Uenukukōpako and his relative Rangiteaorere did eventually win the war and secured the settlement of the region for their descendants. Today Uenukukōpako's descendants (Te Ure o Uenukukōpako /Ngāti Whakaue) populateMokoia Islandand the north-west side ofLake Rotorua.[2]
Te Arawa FMis the radio station of Te Arawa iwi. It was established in the early 1980s and became a charitable entity in November 1990.[4]It is available on89.0FMinRotorua.[5]
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References[edit]
- ^"Te Puni Kōkiri iwi profile".tkm.govt.nz.Te Puni Kōkiri,New Zealand Government.Retrieved29 May2018.
- ^abTapsell, Paul (2005)."Te Arawa - Settlement and migration".Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand.Retrieved29 May2017.
- ^Tregear, Edward (1891).The Maori-Polynesian comparative dictionary.Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair. p. 572.Retrieved7 May2020.
- ^"About Te Arawa".Te Arawa Online.Te Arawa Communications. Archived fromthe originalon 14 April 2015.Retrieved27 April2015.
- ^"Iwi Radio Coverage"(PDF).maorimedia.co.nz.Māori Media Network. 2007.Retrieved14 June2015.
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