What is Ngati Porou hapu?
Governance. Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Porou was established in 1987 to be the tribal authority of the iwi. It is organised into a whānau and hapū development branch, economic development branch, and a corporate services branch, and aims to maintain the financial, physical and spiritual assets of the tribe.
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.
What is the Maunga for Ngati Porou?
Hikurangi
Ngati Porou identity The identity and strength of Ngati Porou are enduring like Hikurangi, the maunga (mountain) cast up by Maui from the depths of the ocean. It was the first point of Aotearoa to emerge and the resting place of Nukutaimemeha.
Does Ngati Porou use Macrons?
Always use macrons, missing macrons is a spelling mistake. Two exceptions are Ngati Porou don’t use macrons and Waikato-Tainui use double vowels.
Is ngapuhi an iwi?
Ngāpuhi is the largest iwi (tribe) in New Zealand. Their traditional lands are in the Northland province of the North Island, an area known as Te Tai Tokerau, which extends from Hokianga Harbour in the west to Bay of Islands in the east and to Whāngārei in the south.
How many iwi are there in NZ?
29 new NZ
There are a total of 29 new NZ.
How much is Ngati Porou worth?
Ngati Porou makes solid gains as asset base grows to $233m – equity up $10m.
Where is Ngati Porou in NZ?
Gisborne
The homeland of Ngāti Porou is the most easterly region in the North Island. It runs north along the coast from Te Toka-a-Taiau at Gisborne, to Pōtikirua, inland from Hicks Bay. Mt Hikurangi is the tribal mountain, and the most important river is Waiapu, an ancient name also found on the Pacific island of Tahiti.
How many marae are there in Ngati Porou?
fourty eight Ngati Porou marae
The following map identifies fourty eight Ngati Porou marae and the represent the respective Rohenga Tipuna they associate with. Each Rohenga Tipuna has two Elected Representatives on the board. Rohenga Tipuna are hapu and marae clusters based on shared ancestors, history and location.
How many hapū are there in Ngati Porou?
In 1872 for example Rapata Wahawaha called a hui at Mataahu near Whareponga to mark a new phase in Ngati Porou life. 52 hapu gathered as well as other iwi delegations, with tremendous feasting and speeches.
What region is Ngāti Porou?
The homeland of Ngāti Porou is the most easterly region in the North Island. It runs north along the coast from Te Toka-a-Taiau at Gisborne, to Pōtikirua, inland from Hicks Bay. Mt Hikurangi is the tribal mountain, and the most important river is Waiapu, an ancient name also found on the Pacific island of Tahiti.
How many people are Ngāti Porou?
71,052 people
The Ngāti Porou population includes all people of Māori descent who gave Ngāti Porou as their iwi or as one of several iwi. 71,052 people, or 10.6 percent of the total population of Māori descent, affiliated with Ngāti Porou.
How big is Ngāpuhi?
Ngāpuhi has the largest affiliation of any iwi, with 125,601 people identifying as Ngāpuhi in the 2013 census, and an estimated 165,201 people affiliating to Ngāpuhi in 2018 based on 2018 census data.
How many hapū are there in Ngāpuhi?
The biggest challenge for Ngāpuhi was managing and co-ordinating the voices of so many hapū, she said. “One of the things with Ngāpuhi is that we are 110 hapū, we are bigger than any other iwi in the world and certainly we are complex,” she said.
What is Ngati Porou Hauora?
Ngati Porou Hauora is the Kaitiaki of Te Whare Hauora, and all the health buildings and facilities on the East Coast for future generations. Ngati Porou Hauora | Ngati Porou
How do I contact Ngati Porou?
Ngati Porou Register Call Free: 0800 67 73 46 or 0800 NP REGO Email: [email protected] Website: www.ngatiporou.iwi.nz TRONPnui Group Contacts Terms & Conditions © 2021 Te Runanganui o Ngati Porou
What is the relationship between Ngati Porou and Maui?
This relationship with Maui is shown in the genealogies of Ngati Porou. One of the canoes of Ngati Porou, named Nukutaimemeha, belonged to Maui and lies atop Mount Hikurangi in petrified form.
What is the descent of Ngati Porou from Whatonga?
Further down the line of descent from Whatonga is Te Whironui, who married with Araiara to give birth to Huturangi, who married Paikea. One of the canoes of Ngati Porou is Nukutere, which belonged to Whironui. From Paikea and Huturangi’s union came Pouheni, Tarawhakatu, Nanaia, and Porourangi.