Ngāti Kauwhata
Ngāti Kauwhata | |
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Iwi (tribe) in Māoridom | |
Rohe (region) | Manawatū-Whanganui |
Waka (canoe) | Tainui |
Population | 1,734 (and/or more) |
Ngāti Kauwhata is a Māori iwi (tribe) located in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand. The iwi has ancestral ties to Tainui Waka and Maungatautari. The iwi has two main marae, Kauwhata Marae (Kai Iwi Pā) [1] & Aorangi Marae.[2]
In the 2018 New Zealand census,[3] 1,734 people listed Ngāti Kauwhata as their iwi.
Kauwhata Marae (Kai Iwi Pā)[edit]
![Te Waharoa (entrance) to Kauwhata Marae (Kai Iwi Paa)](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Kai_Iwi_Paa.jpg/250px-Kai_Iwi_Paa.jpg)
Kauwhata (Kai Iwi Pā) is located just south of Feilding. The main hapū of the marae is Ngāti Hinepare.
The whare-tīpuna is also named Kauwhata with the wharepuni named Te Aroha o Ngā Mokopuna and the wharekai named Moarikura.
Pepeha[edit]
Ko Ruahine te Maunga
Ko О̄roua raua ko Rangitīkei ngā Awa.
Ko Tainui te Waka.
Ko Hinepare te Hapū
Ko Ngāti Kauwhata te Iwi.
Aorangi Marae[edit]
![Te Waharoa (gateway) of Aorangi Marae](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Aorangi_Marae.jpg/233px-Aorangi_Marae.jpg)
Aorangi marae is located just south of Feilding. The main hapū is Ngāti Tahuriwakanui.
The wharenui is named Maniaihu.
Pepeha[edit]
Ko Ruahine te Maunga
Ko Rangitīkei te Awa
Ko Tainui te Waka
Ko Tahuriwakanui te Hapū
Ko Ngāti Kauwhata te Iwi
Te Iwa Tekau mā Iwa[edit]
Te Iwa tekau mā Iwa was a marae located in Awahuri on the east bank of the О̄roua River, a few chains south of the main highway between Palmerston North and Bulls.[4] The wharenui of the marae was simply known as "Te Iwa".
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Iwa_Tekau_maa_Iwa.png/307px-Iwa_Tekau_maa_Iwa.png)
The marae was erected by the Ngāti Kauwhata hapū Ngāti Turoa in the early 1880s for the visit of Kiingi Tāwhiao on the 25th Of January 1883.[5] The wharenui fell into disrepair in the early 20th century, and was destroyed by the 1936 New Zealand Cyclone.[6][4]
Pepeha[edit]
Ko Ruahine te Maunga
Ko О̄roua te Awa
Ko Tainui te Waka
Ko Turoa te Hapū
Ko Ngāti Kauwhata te Iwi
References[edit]
- ^ "Kauwhata (Kai Iwi Pā) | Maori Maps". maorimaps.com. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ "Aorangi | Maori Maps". maorimaps.com. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ "nzdotstat.stats.govt.nz".
- ^ a b "Meeting house at Awahuri". manawatuheritage.pncc.govt.nz. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "paperspast.natlib.govt.nz". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "Te Iwi Tekau Marae, c. 1880's". www.feildingheritage.nz. Retrieved 14 December 2023.