Ngāti Maniapoto is an iwi (tribe) based in the Waikato-Waitomo region of New Zealand's North Island. It is part of the Tainui confederation, the members of which trace their whakapapa (genealogy) back to people who arrived in New Zealand on the waka (canoe) Tainui. The 2018 New Zealand census reports show an estimated population of 45,930 people who affiliated with Maniapoto, making it the 9th most-populous iwi in New Zealand.[1]
| Ngāti Maniapoto | |
|---|---|
| Iwi (tribe) in Māoridom | |
 | |
| Rohe (region) | Waikato-Waitomo |
| Waka (canoe) | Tainui |
| Population | 45,930 |
History
editNgāti Maniapoto trace their lineage to their eponymous ancestor Maniapoto, an 11th generation descendant of the people who arrived on the Tainui waka and settled at the Kawhia Harbour. His father Rereahu led the Tainui expansion to the interior of the Waikato region, and Maniapoto settled in the southern Waikato area.[2] Maniapoto's older brother Te Ihinga-a-rangi settled at Maungatautari, forming the Ngāti Hauā and Ngāti Korokī Kahukura iwi.[2]
Hapū and marae
editThere 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 King Country. This whare was given to Ngāti Maniapoto by Te Kooti, a Rongowhakaata guerilla fighter who lived in the region for the period while on the run from colonial forces which undertook searches for him during the New Zealand Wars. Of equal significance but less publicly known is Tiroa Pā where the last Io whare wānanga (traditional study centre) was held in a specially crafted whare called 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
editNgāti Te Kanawa is an iwi based in Taumarunui and one of the forty main hapū of the Ngāti Maniapoto confederation, which came into existence around 1860. They trace their whakapapa to 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 line whakapapa to 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 and kaumātua
- Taonui Hikaka, Paramount chief
- Dame Rangimārie Hetet, famous weaver and fabric artist
- Dr Pei 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. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ^ a b Walker, Ranginui (2004). Ka Whawhai Tonu Matou - Struggle Without End (2nd ed.). Auckland, New Zealand: Penguin Books. p. 57. ISBN 9780143019459.
- ^ "Three Pas Website". Archived from the original on 2006-04-21. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ^ "The ancestor Maniapoto". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ 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 Maniapoto in Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand