Muaūpoko are descended from the ancestor Tara, whose name has been given to many New Zealand landmarks,[1] most notably Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington). His people were known as Ngāi Tara, although more recently they took the name Muaūpoko, meaning the people living at the head (ūpoko) of the fish of Māui (that is, the southernmost end of the North Island.)
Muaūpoko's traditional area is in the Horowhenua/Kāpiti Coast/Wellington region. In the early nineteenth century Ngāi Tara were a large iwi occupying the area between the Tararua Ranges in the east and the Tasman Sea in the west, from Sinclair Head in the south to the Rangitīkei River in the north. Some hapū had even settled in Queen Charlotte Sound in the 17th century.
According to the Horowhenua Commission of 1896, which inquired into the Lake Horowhenua domain, the Muaūpoko were defeated after violent conflict with Ngāti Toa and Ngāti Raukawa from the north, and were almost exterminated.[2] They were driven into "the fastnesses of the hills", or forced to take refuge with the Whanganui and other tribes.[3] In the 2012 New Zealand High Court case of Taueki v Police, concerning a protest at Lake Horowhenua, Justice Kós stated that the "scars of that battle remain livid today."[4]
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Muaūpoko in Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Muaūpoko Tribal Authority
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muaūpoko, māori, kāpiti, coast, zealand, tribe, māoridomrohe, region, kāpiti, coastwaka, canoe, kurahaupōpopulation2, descended, from, ancestor, tara, whose, name, been, given, many, zealand, landmarks, most, notably, whanganui, tara, wellington, people, were,. Muaupoko is a Maori iwi on the Kapiti Coast of New Zealand MuaupokoIwi tribe in MaoridomRohe region Kapiti CoastWaka canoe KurahaupōPopulation2 499Muaupoko are descended from the ancestor Tara whose name has been given to many New Zealand landmarks 1 most notably Te Whanganui a Tara Wellington His people were known as Ngai Tara although more recently they took the name Muaupoko meaning the people living at the head upoko of the fish of Maui that is the southernmost end of the North Island Muaupoko s traditional area is in the Horowhenua Kapiti Coast Wellington region In the early nineteenth century Ngai Tara were a large iwi occupying the area between the Tararua Ranges in the east and the Tasman Sea in the west from Sinclair Head in the south to the Rangitikei River in the north Some hapu had even settled in Queen Charlotte Sound in the 17th century Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksHistory editAccording to the Horowhenua Commission of 1896 which inquired into the Lake Horowhenua domain the Muaupoko were defeated after violent conflict with Ngati Toa and Ngati Raukawa from the north and were almost exterminated 2 They were driven into the fastnesses of the hills or forced to take refuge with the Whanganui and other tribes 3 In the 2012 New Zealand High Court case of Taueki v Police concerning a protest at Lake Horowhenua Justice Kos stated that the scars of that battle remain livid today 4 See also editList of Maori iwiReferences edit Maori peoples of New Zealand Nga iwi o Aotearoa New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Auckland N Z David Bateman 2006 p 100 ISBN 978 1 86953 622 0 OCLC 85851308 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint others link HOROWHENUA COMMISSION REPORT AND EVIDENCE OF THE at page 4 Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives 1896 Session I G 02 HOROWHENUA COMMISSION REPORT AND EVIDENCE OF THE at page 4 Taueki v Police 2012 NZHC 3538 at 3 Further reading editAnderson Robyn and Keith Pickens Wellington District Port Nicholson Hutt Valley Porirua Rangitikei and Manawatu Waitangi Tribunal Rangahaua Whanui Series Wellington Waitangi Tribunal 1996 Ballara Angela Iwi the dynamics of Maori tribal organisation from c 1769 to c 1945 Wellington Victoria University Press 1998 Ballara Angela Te Whanganui a Tara phases of Maori occupation of Wellington Harbour c 1800 1840 In The making of Wellington 1800 1914 edited by David Hamer and Roberta Nicholls 9 34 Wellington Victoria University Press 1990 Case study 3 Waipunahau Lake Horowhenua restoring the mauri In Managing waterways on farms a guide to sustainable water and riparian management in rural New Zealand Wellington Ministry for the Environment 2001 McEwen J M Rangitane a tribal history Auckland Heinemann Reed 1990 External links editMuaupoko in Te Ara the Encyclopedia of New Zealand Muaupoko Tribal Authority nbsp This article related to the Maori people of New Zealand is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Muaupoko amp oldid 1182431366, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
