The Iwi's lands are home to nine Ngāti Pikiao hapū (sub-tribes) and encompass: the eastern-most side of Lake Rotorua; the Ohau and Okere rivers; stretches of the Kaituna River and Lake Rotoiti, Rotoehu and Rotomā.

Is Ngati Pikiao an iwi?

The Ngāti Pikiao (Te Arawa) population includes all people of Māori descent who gave Ngāti Pikiao (Te Arawa) as their iwi or as one of several iwi. 8,004 people, or 1.2 percent of the total population of Māori descent, affiliated with Ngāti Pikiao.

What iwi is Te Arawa?

Lands and tribes

Te Arawa tribes today include Ngāti Pikiao, Tūhourangi and Ngāti Whakaue.

Where is Ngati Pikiao marae?

Ngati Pikiao occupies the land of the Okere and Rotoiti Lakes near Rotorua and Te Takinga, is on the western shores of Lake Rotoiti.

Who built Te Arawa waka?

Three out of four historic Maori meeting-houses located outside New Zealand were carved or partly carved by Waitere. Regarded by many as the most innovative Maori carver of his time.

“Te Murau a te tini” The lads of Te Pikikotuku o Ngati Rongomai

Who was Hoturoa?

High priest and commander of Tainui canoe. Hoturoa was born in Hawaiki, the son of Auauterangi and Kuotepo, and was distantly related to Tama te Kapua. According to Maori tradition Hoturoa was middle aged when he made the voyage to New Zealand.

Where did the Te Arawa canoe land?

They landed at Te Haukapua (Torpedo Bay) near North Head in Tāmaki before going up the Tāmaki River to Ōtāhuhu, where they carried the canoe across Te Tō Waka into the Manukau Harbour. The Tainui sailed out through the Manukau Heads into the western sea and went south along the coast.

What is a Poukai and what does it celebrate?

Poukai is a time of remembrance. Since the first Poukai held in 1885 at Whatiwhatihoe, Poukai has spread to 31 Marae around the North Island from Shannon to Te Teko and the wider Waikato region. It continues today through the presence of King Tuheitia.

When was the first Poukai?

The first poukai ever organised is said to have been held in Whatiwhatihoe near Pirongia, following Biblical precedent, at the end of the harvesting season in March 1885. 14 After some time this poukai was transferred from Whatiwhatihoe to Parawera Marae in Kihikihi near Te Awamutu (Salmond 1975: 30).

What are the 8 Beating Hearts of Te Arawa?

The Eight Beating Hearts of Te Arawa is a group of eight tourist attractions in Rotorua that offer visitors one and two-day elite package tours with a cultural flavour. It was set up nearly two years ago after it was discovered that the tourism market was hungry for in-depth and authentic Maori culture.

When did Aotea waka land?

During the voyage, they stopped at Rangitahua and encountered some of the crew from the Kurahaupō canoe (Craig 1989:24). The Aotea canoe arrived at Aotea Harbour on the west coast of the North Island, and its people eventually settled in the Taranaki region.

When did Te Arawa arrive in NZ?

Around 1830, the Danish trader Phillip Tapsell arrived at Maketū to buy and sell flax and he became the first European settler to the area.

What is the meaning of iwi?

Iwi (Māori pronunciation: [ˈiwi]) are the largest social units in Aotearoa (New Zealand) Māori society. The Māori-language word iwi roughly translates to "people" or "nation", and is often translated as "tribe", or "a confederation of tribes". The word is both singular and plural in the Māori language.

How did Rotorua get its name?

The name Rotorua comes from Māori, the full name for the city and lake is Te Rotorua-nui-a-Kahumatamomoe. Roto means 'lake' and rua means 'two' or in this case 'second' – Rotorua thus meaning 'Second lake'. Kahumatamomoe was the uncle of the Māori chief Ihenga, the ancestral explorer of the Te Arawa.

What does Arawa mean in Māori?

: a Maori people of New Zealand.

Where does the Māori King Live?

The current Māori monarch, Tūheitia Paki, was elected in 2006 and his official residence is Tūrongo House at Tūrangawaewae marae in the town of Ngāruawāhia. Tūheitia is the seventh monarch since the position was created and is the continuation of a dynasty that reaches back to the inaugural king, Pōtatau Te Wherowhero.

Why did the Kingitanga movement start?

The movement to establish a Māori monarch, known as kīngitanga, emerged following colonisation to protect Māori land ownership and Māori constitutional autonomy. Since then, it has helped bring otherwise independent tribal communities together to protect their tribal identities and resources.

Who can attend the Koroneihana celebrations?

It is an open invitation to visitors from Aotearoa and throughout the world, to join and to celebrate the unique and important customs and traditions of Kīngitanga, and of Māori.

Where is Whatiwhatihoe?

Whatiwhatihoe occupies a low northern facing alluvial promontory, sandwiched between the Mangauika Stream and the Waipā River. It stands at the foot of Pirongia mountain on lands explored by the crew of the Tainui waka and settled by their descendants.

What does Tainui mean in English?

1. (noun) tainui, Pomaderris apetala - an erect, many-branched shrub found in a few coastal localities from Kāwhia to Mōkau.

Who was the captain of the Mataatua waka?

Travels of the Mataatua Waka

The Mataatua was captained by the Tohunga, Toroa, who was accompanied by his brother Puhi, sister Muriwai, son Ruaihona and daughter Wairaka.

What did Hoturoa and Ngātoroirangi do in the forest?

Hoturoa and Ngatoro-i-rangi went into the forest and sought a suitable large tree, and they discovered one which would serve as the hull, on which the upper parts could be built with planks fastened together with coconut fibre in the usual manner of island shipwrights.

Who is the rangatira of Tainui waka?

1350). High priest and commander of Tainui canoe. Hoturoa was born in Hawaiki, the son of Auauterangi and Kuotepo, and was distantly related to Tama te Kapua. According to Maori tradition Hoturoa was middle aged when he made the voyage to New Zealand.

Where did Tainui waka first land?

In Māori traditions, the Tainui waka was commanded by the chief Hoturoa. On its voyage the Tainui stopped at many Pacific islands, eventually arriving in New Zealand. Its first landfall was at Whangaparaoa Bay in the Bay of Plenty. Tainui continued on to Tauranga, the Coromandel Peninsula and Waitematā Harbour.

Who navigated the Tainui waka?

Whakaotirangi carried kūmara seeds to Aotearoa, her husband Hoturoa navigated the Tainui waka.