The Marutūāhu tribes are descended from Marutūāhu, a son of Hotunui. Ngāti Maru tradition says that Hotunui arrived in New Zealand on the Tainui canoe around 1300,[2] but Pei Te Hurinui Jones reports that he was the son of Uenuku-te-rangi-hōkā, son of Whatihua and thus a fifteen-generation descendant of the captain of Tainui canoe, Hoturoa. In this case, he would have lived at the end of the sixteenth century.[3] Either way, the Marutūāhu tribes are therefore part of the Tainui group of tribes. The Marutūāhu confederation is also part of the Hauraki collective of tribes.[2]
Marutūāhu married two sisters, Hineurunga and Paremoehau, and had four sons:
Tamatepō, ancestor of Ngāti Rongoū
Tamaterā, ancestor of Ngāti Tamaterā
Whanaunga, ancestor of Ngāti Whanaunga
Te Ngako, ancestor of Ngāti Maru
Paremoehau was mother of the older three sons, while Hineurunga was the mother of Te Ngako. Although Te Ngako was younger than his half-brothers, Hineurunga was the tuakana (eldest sister), which gave Te Ngako the mana of being tuakana to his older brothers. Hence his descendants are called Ngāti Maru, not Ngāti Te Ngako.[2] The Hauraki Ngāti Maru say that the Ngāti Maru of Taranaki are descended from Marutūāhu's brother Maruwharanui,[2] but the Taranaki Ngāti Maru appear to give him a different parentage. The descendants of a third brother, Marukōpiri, settled on the Whanganui river.[2]
Sourcesedit
A Tainui account of Marutūāhu is recorded by Pei Te Hurinui Jones but, unusually, he does not report his source. It also appears in S. Percy Smith's History and Traditions of the Maoris of the west coast North Island of New Zealand prior to 1840, published in 1910.[4] Hauraki Ngāti Maru versions are recorded by George Grey in 1853 and by John White in 1888.[4]
Jones, Pei Te Hurinui; Biggs, Bruce (2004). Ngā iwi o Tainui : nga koorero tuku iho a nga tuupuna = The traditional history of the Tainui people. Auckland [N.Z.]: Auckland University Press. ISBN1869403312.
April 18, 2024
marutūāhu, marutūahu, marutuahu, collective, māori, tribe, hauraki, region, zealand, confederation, made, tribes, ngāti, maru, ngāti, paoa, ngāti, tamaterā, ngāti, whanaunga, ngāti, rongoū, tribe, māoridomsatellite, photograph, hauraki, gulfrohe, region, haura. Marutuahu Marutuahu or Marutuahu is a collective of the Maori iwi tribe of the Hauraki region of New Zealand The confederation is made up of the tribes of Ngati Maru Ngati Paoa Ngati Tamatera Ngati Whanaunga and Ngati Rongou 1 MarutuahuIwi tribe in MaoridomSatellite photograph of Hauraki GulfRohe region Hauraki Gulf Hauraki Plains Coromandel PeninsulaWaka canoe TainuiThe Marutuahu tribes are descended from Marutuahu a son of Hotunui Ngati Maru tradition says that Hotunui arrived in New Zealand on the Tainui canoe around 1300 2 but Pei Te Hurinui Jones reports that he was the son of Uenuku te rangi hōka son of Whatihua and thus a fifteen generation descendant of the captain of Tainui canoe Hoturoa In this case he would have lived at the end of the sixteenth century 3 Either way the Marutuahu tribes are therefore part of the Tainui group of tribes The Marutuahu confederation is also part of the Hauraki collective of tribes 2 Marutuahu married two sisters Hineurunga and Paremoehau and had four sons Tamatepō ancestor of Ngati Rongou Tamatera ancestor of Ngati Tamatera Whanaunga ancestor of Ngati Whanaunga Te Ngako ancestor of Ngati MaruParemoehau was mother of the older three sons while Hineurunga was the mother of Te Ngako Although Te Ngako was younger than his half brothers Hineurunga was the tuakana eldest sister which gave Te Ngako the mana of being tuakana to his older brothers Hence his descendants are called Ngati Maru not Ngati Te Ngako 2 The Hauraki Ngati Maru say that the Ngati Maru of Taranaki are descended from Marutuahu s brother Maruwharanui 2 but the Taranaki Ngati Maru appear to give him a different parentage The descendants of a third brother Marukōpiri settled on the Whanganui river 2 Sources editA Tainui account of Marutuahu is recorded by Pei Te Hurinui Jones but unusually he does not report his source It also appears in S Percy Smith s History and Traditions of the Maoris of the west coast North Island of New Zealand prior to 1840 published in 1910 4 Hauraki Ngati Maru versions are recorded by George Grey in 1853 and by John White in 1888 4 See also editList of Maori iwiFootnotes edit Royal Te Ahukaramu Charles 2 September 2011 Marutuahu tribes Te Ara the Encyclopedia of New Zealand Retrieved 9 September 2012 a b c d e History Ngati Maru Retrieved 2 September 2012 Jones amp Biggs 2004 pp 102 103 a b Jones amp Biggs 2004 pp 102 n 1 Bibliography editJones Pei Te Hurinui Biggs Bruce 2004 Nga iwi o Tainui nga koorero tuku iho a nga tuupuna The traditional history of the Tainui people Auckland N Z Auckland University Press ISBN 1869403312 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Marutuahu amp oldid 1152078336, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
