How many marae are in ruatoki?
ten marae
Marae. There are ten marae, which are meeting places for local Tūhoe hapū.
What is the waka for Tūhoe?
Mataatua
Many Tūhoe return to their homelands every two years for the Te Hui Ahurei ā Tūhoe (Tūhoe Festival), which features kapa haka, debates, sports competitions, and fashion shows….
| Ngāi Tūhoe | |
|---|---|
| Rohe (region) | Te Urewera |
| Waka (canoe) | Mataatua, Nukutere |
| Population | 34,890 |
| Website | www.ngaituhoe.iwi.nz |
What happened to Tūhoe?
He and his brothers fought over the land and resources; Tūhoe won. He settled and eventually died at Kāwhia on the North Island’s west coast, but his descendants remained on the land in Te Urewera.
Where is Tūhoe potiki buried?
Where is his final resting place? Exhausted by the fighting and insecurity, Tūhoe left the Rūātoki district to find peace and anonymity at Kawhia Harbour (West Coast) where his Uncle Mahanga lived.
Is tuhoe a hapu?
Tūhoe Tribals in Operation The Tribal is made up two delegates from each of the Marae in their rohe. It is the hapū that appoints their delegates to sit at the Tribal forums.
Why is Tūhoe called Children of the Mist?
Elsdon Best, the ethnographer, called the Tūhoe people ‘children of the mist’, because their genealogical tradition goes back to the mist-maiden Hine-pūkohu-rangi. From their union came Pōtiki, and it is from him that Tūhoe descended. So the tribe sprang from their own ranges and the mists which envelop them.
Who was the chief of Tūhoe?
Takurua Tamarau MBE (1871–1958), also known as Takurua Mākarini, was a Māori tribal leader of the Tūhoe iwi, a leader in the Ringatū church, and farmer, of New Zealand.
Who was on 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 is another name for the community at Maungapōhatu?
Te Māpou Marae
Maungapōhatu Marae, also known as Te Māpou Marae, is the traditional meeting grounds of the Tūhoe hapū of Tamakaimoana; it includes the Tane-nui-a-rangi meeting house.
Where is Tame Iti from?
Rotorua, New Zealand
Tame Iti/Place of birth
What did Tame Iti?
Tame Wairere Iti (born c. 1952) is a Tūhoe Māori activist in New Zealand. He grew up at Ruatoki in the Urewera area, and in the late 1960s and 1970s was involved in protests against the Vietnam War and apartheid in South Africa, and in many Māori protest actions.