Why is Ngatoroirangi important?
Ngatoroirangi was a famous tohunga and navigator who embarked on the Te Arawa waka along with his wife Kearoa. His genealogies are also connected to the Mataatua waka through his mother.
What is the meaning of Taupō-nui-a-Tia?
great cloak of Tia
Borough status. 1953. Named for. Originates from Taupō-nui-a-Tia, meaning “great cloak of Tia” in Māori. Electorate.
What did Ngatoroirangi do?
Ngātoroirangi climbs Tauhara and Tongariro Meanwhile the high priest Ngātoroirangi travelled up the Tarawera River to Lake Tarawera. He climbed Ruawāhia peak and spied Tauhara, the mountain to the south. He was determined to climb Tauhara and erect an altar on its summit to ensure the gods would grant him safe passage.
Who is tuwharetoa father?
A very young Manaia (Tuwharetoa) was once left in the care of his grandparents Waitaha Ariki Kore and Hine Te Ariki at Waitahanui Pa, while his parents Hahuru and Mawake Taupo were visiting relatives in the surrounding areas Putauaki, Tuhepo, Otamarakau, and Omataroa.
Why did tamatekapua leave Hawaiki?
Te Arawa and its crew left Hawaiki after a conflict over food resources involving Houmaitawhiti and his sons Tamatekapua and Whakatūria against the chiefs Toi and Uenuku. According to some accounts the canoe was saved by a mystical shark (arawa), for which the canoe was named.
How did Taupo Nui A Tia get its name?
It grew rapidly from the 1950s, as tourism, timber and farming expanded. The full name was Taupō-nui-Tia derived from a volcanic cliff on the east coast of the lake. Tia was an Arawa chief.
Who is Taupo named after?
After the latest great pumice eruptions about 1,850 years ago, the outlet was blocked and the lake rose temporarily for 110 ft leaving a bench at this level. It was named by the early Maori inhabitants after the rocky cliffs behind Halletts Bay. The first European to see Lake Taupo was the Rev. Thomas Chapman, in 1836.
Where did the Te Arawa waka 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.
Where is Ngatoroirangi buried?
Ngātoro-i-rangi struggled against the demon and eventually overcame him. Ngātoro-i-rangi stamped his foot opening a chasm in the mountain into which Te Tama-Hoi was buried.
Who is the paramount chief of Tūwharetoa?
Tumu te Heuheu
Tumu te Heuheu (Te Heuheu Tûkino VIII), Paramount Chief of Ngâti Tûwharetoa, has been named the new Chair of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Oorganisation World Heritage Committee, Prime Minister Helen Clark announced today.
When did Tainui arrive in NZ?
In Māori tradition, Tainui was one of the great ocean-going canoes in which Polynesians migrated to New Zealand approximately 800 years ago.
Where is Tamatekapua buried?
Mt Moehau
Mt Moehau, at the tip of the Coromandel Peninsula, is a sacred mountain of the Marutūahu peoples; many important chiefs, including Tamatekapua of Te Arawa, are buried on its summit. The full name of the mountain is Te Moengahau-o-Tamatekapua (the windy sleeping place of Tamatekapua).