A book about the history of ngati porou carving was launched in. 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 to the many marae featured within the publications 300 plus pages. Ngati rehua have occupied aotea since mataahu and his brother maki along with their sons rehua and manuhiri conquered hauturu, aotea and other offshore islands. They did not investigate manawhenua but negotiated these purchases with a number of iwi not resident in the area. Wsp and te runanganui o ngati porou jointly see the importance in providing. Professor mutu says the book, written by herself and nine others, provides an indepth history of ngati kahu through the traditions and histories of each of the sixteen hapu. History 5 karakia 5 ngati porou new zealand people 5 genealogy 4 purakau 4. 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.
Ngati porou is a culturally vibrant iwi, and as an organisation we are involved in a number of initiatives to help strengthen a greater level of identity, connectedness and pride within our tribal members. 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 take their name from the ancestor porourangi. Ngati porou pa wars attracts the multitudes te ao maori news. It is also of interest that this book focuses on a particular locality and practice of the east coast. The web series will be available via the radio ngati porou youtube page. Tribute to last wai 262 claimant, saana murray ngati kuri.
Te whanau a hinerupe of ngati porou have always been strong competitors striving to win, to lead, to be a role model for the iwi and the hapu. There have been questions over the years about whether ngati tahungati 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. Ngati porous chief negotiator is going to australia to get iwi there to vote on a unique treaty settlement which he says would set the record straight for the iwi which has had to battle against. Ngati porou is the secondlargest iwi in new zealand, with 72,000 members, 58 hapu, and 48 marae, and they are. Ngati porou claims settlement bill third reading new. Ngati porou share their journey towards te tiriti settlement scoop. Hikurangi was acquired by the crown in the 1870s and became a state forest park. Can you help me with my gaps in my history of the turanga ngati porou research. Ngati porou project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks.
Mandated iwi organisation in the maori fisheries act 2004. To ngati porou, the winding river of the waiapu, is the source of our spiritual and physical sustenance. 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 and roots. New book documents traditional ngati porou whakairo youtube. The issue of the hekemaru and heke i te rangi were a girl paretahuri, and two boys mahuta and paoa. Exploring the unique dialect of ngati porou te ao maori news. Tuhourangi in rotorua, many of the tairawhiti or east coast iwi such as ngati porou and also tainui. 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. Facebook linkedin twitter calling all ngati wahiao descendants a book on the history of ngati wahiao people and occupation of whakarewarewa up to present day has been commissioned by te maru o ngati wahiao. Mar 24, 2016 the auckland university art historian launched her book, a whakapapa of tradition. The original ancestor is the godlike maui, celebrated in maori tradition and in ngati porou songs and haka. I have a comprehensive knowledge of all three iwi above and i would love to share that with anyone who wants to.
The ngati porou homeland is the most easterly region of the north island. News from home national nati news education relationships strategy iwi people ngati poroutanga. Te runanganui o ngati porou is the mandated iwi organisation which represents the collective interests of nga whanau me nga hapu o ngati porou. This book is one in a series of four written about the histories and whakapapa of rangitane people who have lived in the wairarapa. Ngati rangitihi project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. 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. These migrants conquered and absorbed the maru iwi and the descendants of toi. The story of ngati paoa has its origins in tainui history. Genealogical testimony in the minute books were often difficult to read. Ngati manuhiri has strong links to the confederation of tribes known as te kawerau who descend from maki and his children. We facilitate a wide range of forums and opportunities for ngati porou to engage and participate. Ngati porou historian launches his new book ngati porou.
Ko ngati porou he iwi whanoke ngati porou is an exceptional iwi and we have many unique and exceptional stories. 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. It is located at kopu on the southern outskirts of thames. Touch is always the most popular sport but netball is a close second with the standard everincreasing for both. History book 03 ngati hamua rangitane o wairarapa education. Ngai tahu take their name from tahupotiki, a descendant of paikea and a close relation of porourangi, the ancestor from whom ngati porou has descended. This creates a unique foundation of whanau, whairawa, rangatiratanga, kaitiakitanga and matauranga.
Two representatives from each of seven rohenga tipuna. Book illustrates a century of nati carving history te ao maori news. This is not a book with a limited number of pages that gets printed and put on a shelf. Although you should always be cautious when it comes to information on the internet, there are some great iwi resources out there. Nga pumanawa e waru o te arawa, the 8 beating hearts of te arawa derives from the 8 children of the eponymous rangitihi. Ngati porou is a senior lecturer in art history and coordinator of the museums and cultural heritage programme at. This book is both a major study of ngati porou carving and an attempt to make sense of maori art history.
The book is pages longer than dr soutars last book the c company 28 maori battalion nga tama toa. Welcome to the ngati porou register, a database of ngati porou iwi members maintained by te runanganui o ngati porou. He was later presented with a ceremonial sword by queen victoria for services to the crown during the new zealand wars. It is the home of iconic leader porourangi from which the ngati porou iwi tribe derive their name for two main reasons. Jul 03, 2018 the history of wharekahika hicks bay revisited. A loyal iwi seeking to transform its community nz herald new zealand herald. Ngati kahu runanga broke off negotiations and has asked the waitangi tribunal to order the crown to hand over any available land in the rohe. 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. Ngai tahu kaikoura history ngai tahu before the treaty. There are some excellent books available in most libraries to get you started on your journey. Hikurangi is the mountain waiapu is the river ngati porou is the tribe. Ngati rongo look after the cultural sites of significance within the kaipara rohe that have joint and shared interests of manuhiri also.
Ngati porou retained much of its land, but suffered through social neglect. Produced by rangitane o wairarapa with the help of te puni kokiri. Whangara history whangara, whose full name is whangaramaitawhiti, features prominently in the early history of ngati porou and is regarded by many as the spiritual centre of the iwi tribe. From the north came the ngai tahuhu people, the descendants of tahuhu. A game of chants a history of the new zealand rugby haka. The auckland university art historian launched her book, a whakapapa of tradition. But there are many, many more up there, and, of course, they bring with them the spirits of those who have gone before, who would have loved to be here today to celebrate the settlement of this ngati porou claims settlement bill. Posts on the history, traditions and literature of the iwi of the hauraki region. 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. The stronghold of ngati maru has always been concentrated around the thames region from hikutaia in the south as far as te puru in the north traversing both sides of the waihou river and firth of thames in places with other marutuahu iwi.
The runanganui is a dynamic organisation that continues to evolve with the needs and priorities of our people and the times. Winner ockham new zealand book awards 2017 the judith binney best. His descendants were great warriors who established the tribes territory in the east coast and gisborne regions. A whakapapa of tradition also attempts to make sense of maori art history. Ngata was quoted as saying te aitangaamahaki were ngati porou proper. Every whanau, every hapu, every rohe and every individual has their own. When researching your whakapapa, its helpful to find out from your whanau what your iwi affiliations are. This was the brief for the history section for the new ngati porou website. In order to meet the requirements for settlement prescribed by the crown, a postsettlement governance entity was established to sign the deed of settlement and to receive and. A whakatauaki is a proverb where the original speaker. The maori word iwi means tribe, a set of people bound together by descent from a common ancestor or ancestors. We have had to fight to protect our mana and articulate our claims so that the injustices and wrongs that were inflicted on ngati toa rangatira could be brought out into the open and properly acknowledged. Ngati porou whakapapa page 8 iwi, hapu and marae owc. A new book that documents a critical period in the development of traditional carving has been launched.
Book on ngati porou carving a winner the university of auckland. The wai 262 claim was lodged 20 years ago by members of ngati kuri, te rarawa, ngati koata, ngati porou, ngati wai and ngati kahungunu. Ngati porou whakapapa page 5 iwi, hapu and marae owc. According to tradition, mauis canoe, nukutaimemeha, remains stranded on the mountain peak. The book a mammoth effort and the second of his books commemorating maori involvement in world wars 1 and 2 will be launched at auckland war memorial museum by the prime minister on june 5. Ngati paikea page 1 of 1 items national library of. By registering on the iwi database you will be helping to. Ngati porou hauora archives page 2 of 10 radio ngati porou. After the landmark ruling in july, murray spoke to the dominion post about her sadness at realising she was the only wai 262 claimant still alive. Wahawaha and hundreds of warriors from ngati porou and hikurangi.
Ngati rangitihi is a maori iwi of aotearoa new zealand, located in the bay of plenty ngati rangitihi is a tribe of the greater te arawa confederation of tribes. Ngati porou court iwi in australia on treaty deal nz herald. 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. Many subtribes recite their own proverbs and songs at ngati porou. His intelligence, tact, persistence and political skill helped him promote maori culture and identity. Todays launch of the ngati porou treaty settlement documentary is. Ko ngati porou he iwi, ko waiapu te awa, ko hikurangi te maunga. Te pakanga e, te pakanga e, e ora ana te mano o ngati hikairo, e kore e mau. Ngati porou and census 20 ngati porou was the second largest iwi with a population of 71,910. Ko hikurangi te maunga, ko nga kainga noho kei uawa, te araroa, turanganuiakiwa, anaura, tokomaru bay, te puia, kei te tairawhiti o te ikaamaui o aotearoa. While the iwirakau tradition of the waiapu valley represents a relatively short period in history, and a relatively small geographic area, its impact resounds loud and clear today. Mt hikurangi ngati porou te ara encyclopedia of new zealand. Kia ora whanau just a quick korero about this page and how to navigate around it if you dont already know and to. Of maori descent, he identified with the ngati porou iwi.
A letter from wiremu hoete of ngati paoa concerning. Ngati porou is a maori iwi traditionally located in the east cape and gisborne regions of the north island of new zealand. Represents ngati porou as an iwi authority for the purposes of the resource management act 1991 tuhono organisation. Here are some additional sources that you might like to try. One hundred years of ngato porou carving, 18301930. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study.
Bernadette cavanagh said speaking at te poho o rawiri marae. Ngati porou leader rapata wahawaha opposed the pai marire religion and sided with the government against its followers. Ngati porou share their journey towards te tiriti settlement. The greatest numbers of ngati porou,215 lived in the auckland region 12,402 ngati porou lived in the gisborneeast coast region. We say stories because every whanau, hapu and rohe has their own korero, and multiple retellings of that korero. Posttreaty settlement governance entity ngati porou claims settlement act 2012. The word whakatauki can be split into whaka to cause, tau to be settled and ki a saying, thus a whakatauki is a saying that has become settled over time, through constant repetition from the time it was first exclaimed right up to the present day. The history of the ngati kahungunu of wairoa takitimu was one of the ancestral waka, which hawaikinui, hawaikiroa, and hawaikipamamoa sailed in to the land of aotearoa. These represent five pou, which signal the direction that ngati porou are heading as an iwi. The history of ngati wahiao tuhourangi tribal authority.
Ake ake kia kaha e b company 28th maori battalion 19391945. Through te tai whakaea treaty settlement stories te tai we want to make iwi stories about. The ngati porou story is the culmination of generations of innovation, endeavour, resilience and culture directly linking to the whenua of ngati porou. The people are very lucky that these histories have been recorded and written into this book, because there are a lot of people who dont know these stories, their parents and grandparents did not hand down this knowledge to them. For the past two decades ngati toa has been on a journey to reconcile our breaches of the treaty of waitangi with the crown. Ngati porou s chief negotiator is going to australia to get iwi there to vote on a unique treaty settlement which he says would set the record straight for the iwi which has had to battle against. 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. It sits inside the two canoe boundaries of horouta and takitimu. 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.
Senior lecturer in art history, ngarino ellis ngapuhi, ngati porou has. Maori books recommended by muirs bookshop and cafe on. Ngati paikea page 1 of 1 items national library of new. In 1987, ngati porou first proposed its ara kainga model and approach, against the backdrop of puao te atatu and the go 0 news from home reo and culture whanau marae ngati poroutanga 0. Tribal boundaries and resources te ara encyclopedia of. One hundred years of ngati porou carving, 18301930. This waka canoe was very tapu sacred as it carried the maori gods, kahukura. 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. By registering on the iwi database you will be helping to contribute to the future development of ngati porou.
The traditional horouta canoe territory is from te taumataoapanui in the north to paritu in the south, then. And what forces are at play which make some buildings acceptable and others not. In my tribe, ngati porou, whakapapa has been described as the heart and core of all. A new type of language is infiltrating ngati porou, no matter, thats fine, the main thing is that maori is being spoken, but the main desire is that unique ngati porou dialect is preserved, says nepia.
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