What is Ngati Porou iwi?

What is Ngati Porou iwi?

Ngāti Porou take their name from the ancestor Porourangi. The original ancestor is the godlike Māui, celebrated in Māori tradition and in Ngāti Porou songs and haka. When he fished up the North Island, his canoe Nukutaimemeha became stranded on the first peak to appear, Hikurangi.

What Waka did Ngati Porou come on?

Nukutaimemeha
We of Ngati Porou claim that when Maui fished up the North Island, his waka “Nukutaimemeha” was cradled on the top of our ancestral mountain –Hikurangi, where it still rests today in te roto o Hine Takawhiti.

What is Ngati Porou famous for?

Ngāti Porou leader and politician Apirana Ngata is one of New Zealand’s best-known figures. Working through traditional tribal structures and as MP for Eastern Māori, he worked to strengthen Māori communities and revive Māori culture.

How many people are in Ngati Porou?

71,052 people
71,052 people identified as Ngati Porou in the 2013 census. Of these: 16.9% live in Gisborne/East Coast region. We also make up 61% (11, 985) of the total Maori population (19,683) who reside in this region.

Does Ngati Porou have a Macron?

Always use macrons, missing macrons is a spelling mistake. Two exceptions are Ngati Porou don’t use macrons and Waikato-Tainui use double vowels.

Who is Porourangi father?

How ngapuhi got its name?

The tribe’s founding ancestor, Rāhiri, was descended from Kupe, Nukutawhiti and Puhi. When his two sons fought over land, Rāhiri helped them make peace by flying a kite over the territory. Eventually the name of Ngāpuhi was given to all tribes in the Hokianga and Bay of Islands.

Does Māori always need a macron?

They also only put macrons on the word ‘Māori’ regardless of how many other words in their writing need them. This reinforces the colonialist concept of Māori as ‘other’ – and Māori are well over that. The point is that if you’re going to use macrons you should use them consistently.

Who is Hamo Te Rangi?

Hamoterangi is the descendant of Toi te Huatahi. She was an important ancestor from the Kaitī area of Tūranga (Gisborne). She married Porourangi and then married his brother Tahupōtiki, after Porourangi died. She is also known as Hamo, Hemo, and Hemoterangi.

Who is te Whironui?

“Great second night of the moon.” A chief who arrived in New Zealand in the Nukutere canoe, some eight months before the Deluge known as Te Tai-a-Ruatapu. Whiro was married to Arai-ara, by whom he had a daughter, Hutu-rangi, who was given as a wife to Paikea.

What is Ngāti Porou?

Ngāti Porou is the tribe. Especially in the presence of other tribes, this saying is accompanied by songs of famous ancestors such as Māui and his canoe Nukutaimemeha, and Paikea and his grand history. Many sub-tribes recite their own proverbs and songs at Ngāti Porou gatherings.

Who are the ancestors of Porourangi and Porou?

Their founding ancestor Kahungunu is a direct descendant of Porourangi. His daughter Tauheikurī is also a key ancestor for both Ngāti Porou and Ngāti Kahungunu. She produced two sons, Tawhiwhi and Māhaki, who in turn are important members of Ngāti Porou and the Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki sub-tribes.

What is the genealogical link between Rongowhakaata and Ngati Porou?

From Hau came Ngati Porou, from Ueroa came the genealogical link between Ngati Porou and Ngati Kahungunu, Te Aitanga-a-Mahaki, and Tainui-Waikato, through Mahinarangi. Rongomaianiwaniwa is the genealogical link between Rongowhakaata and Ngati Porou.

How are other iwi related to the Porourangi?

Associations with other iwi also arise through direct descent from Ngāti Porou ancestors: Kahungunu, descending from Ueroa, second son of Porourangi, is the founding ancestor of Ngāti Kahungunu, who occupy the region south of the Ngāti Porou tribal boundaries. Taua, descended from Kahungunu, is a prominent ancestor in Te Whānau-ā-Apanui genealogy.