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Uenuku-Kōpako

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Te Ure o Uenukukōpako
Iwi (tribe) in Māoridom
Rohe (region)Rotorua, Te Ngae
Waka (canoe)Arawa

Te Ure o Uenukukōpako is a Māori iwi of the Te Arawa confederation in the Bay of Plenty of New Zealand.[1]

Chief Uenukukōpako was a great-great-great-great grandson of Tamatekapua, captain of the Arawa canoe.[2] His kurī dog was killed by Mataaho and Kawaarero, which was part of a long war in the Rotorua district.[3] Uenukukōpako and his relative Rangiteaorere did eventually win the war and secured the settlement of the region for their descendants. Today Uenukukōpako's descendants (Te Ure o Uenukukōpako / Ngāti Whakaue) populate Mokoia Island and the north-west side of Lake Rotorua.[2]

Te Arawa FM is the radio station of Te Arawa iwi. It was established in the early 1980s and became a charitable entity in November 1990.[4] It is available on 89.0 FM in Rotorua.[5]

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References

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  1. ^ "Te Puni Kōkiri iwi profile". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri, New Zealand Government. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b Tapsell, Paul (2005). "Te Arawa - Settlement and migration". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  3. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891). The Maori-Polynesian comparative dictionary. Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair. p. 572. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  4. ^ "About Te Arawa". Te Arawa Online. Te Arawa Communications. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Iwi Radio Coverage" (PDF). maorimedia.co.nz. Māori Media Network. 2007. Retrieved 14 June 2015.