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Te Rarawa
Te Rarawa is a Māori iwi of Northland, New Zealand. The iwi is one of five Muriwhenua iwi of the far north of the North Island.
| Te Rarawa | |
|---|---|
| Iwi (tribe) in Māoridom | |
Herekino Harbour | |
| Rohe (region) | Northland |
| Waka (canoe) | Tinana, Māhuhu-ki-te-rangi, Māmari, Ngātokimatawhaorua |
| Website | http://www.terarawa.co.nz/ |
Rūnanga and marae Edit
Te Rarawa has 100 foundation marae:[1]
- Korou Kore Marae, Te Hapua, represents the hapū of Ngāti Moroki.
- Mātihetihe Marae, Mitimiti, represents the hapū of Te Tao Māui and Te Hokokeha.
- Morehu Marae, Ōhaki Marae and Taiao Marae, Whāngāpe Harbour, represent the hapū of Te Uri o Tai.
- Motutī Marae, Hokianga Harbour, represents the hapū of Ngāti Te Maara, Te Kaitutae, Ngāī Tamatea, Te Waiariki, and Ngāti Muri Kāhara.
- Ngāti Manawa Marae, Panguru, represents the hapū of Ngāti Manawa, Waiāriki and Te Kaitutae.
- Ōwhata Marae, Ōwhata Harbour, represents the hapū of Ngāti Torotoroa, Tahukai and Te Popoto.
- Ngāi Tūpoto Marae, Motukaraka, represents the hapū of Ngāi Tūpoto and Ngāti Here.
- Rangikohu Marae , Ōwhata Harbour, represents the hapū of Ngāti Kuri rāua ko Ngāti Wairupe and Te Aupōuri.
- Roma Marae, Ahipara, represents the hapū of Ngāti Waiora, Ngāti Pākahi, Te Patukirikiri, and Parewhero.
- Tauteihiihi Marae and Pikipāria Marae, Kohukohu, and Pāteoro Marae, Te Karae, represent the hapū of Ihutai.
- Te Arohanui Marae, Mangataipa, represents Kohatutaka.
- Te Kotahitanga Marae, Whāngāpe Harbour, represents the hapū of Ngāti Haua.
- Te Uri o Hina Marae and Te Rarawa Marae, Pukepoto, represent the hapū of Ngāti Te Ao, Tahāwai, and Te Uri o Hina.
- Waihou Marae, Hokianga Harbour, represents the hapū of Ngāti Te Reinga.
- Wainui Marae, Ahipara, represents the hapū of Ngāti Moetonga and Te Rokekā.
- Waiparera Marae, Rangi Point, represents the hapū of Patutoka.
- Waipuna Marae, Panguru, represents the hapū of Te Kaitutae and Waiāriki.
- Whakamaharatanga Marae, Manukau district, represents the hapū of Ngāti Hine and Patupīnaki.
Each marae elects a representative who acts on their behalf on the Rūnanga.[2] The main role of the Rūnanga is to receive, hold, manage, and administer funds for the benefit of all iwi members, to ensure communication between all marae and the Rūnanga, and to hold the CEO accountable[3]
Media Edit
Te Reo Irirangi o Te Hiku o Te Ika, an iwi radio station, serves Te Rarawa and other Muriwhenua tribes of the Far North. It broadcasts a main station on 97.1 FM, an urban contemporary station Sunshine FM on 104.3 FM and a youth-oriented station Tai FM.[4]
Notable people Edit
- Hector Busby, navigator and waka (canoe or ship) builder
- Dame Whina Cooper, woman of mana, kuia, teacher, storekeeper and community leader
- Dr Jenny Te Paa Daniel, public theologian and the first lay woman appointed to head an Anglican theological college in the Anglican Communion[5]
- Makarena Dudley, psychologist, lecturer at the University of Auckland and dementia researcher
- Ralph Hotere, artist from Mitimiti[6]
- Josh Ioane, rugby player for The All Blacks, and Highlanders[7]
- Māmari Stephens, Senior Lecturer at the Victoria University of Wellington, compiled the first Māori legal dictionary[8]
- Meri Te Tai Mangakāhia, Māori suffragist
- Anaru Iehu Ngawaka, leader and Anglican clergyman
- Ngahuia Piripi, television and film actress
- Nga-kahu-whero, Te Rarawa founding mother and a ruling chief[9]
- Dr Papaarangi Mary-Jane Reid, Professor and Head of Department of Maori Health at the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences at the University of Auckland[10]
- Haimona "Simon" Snowden, respected kaumātua, orator and waiata composer
- Ngāwini Yates, a storekeeper, businesswoman and farmer in the later part of the 19th century
- Grace Roffé, Wellington Free Ambulance Senior Emergency Medical Dispatcher and single mother of 10 orphan babies. https://i.stuff.co.nz/life-style/130367468/ive-delivered-two-babies-over-the-phone-and-helped-save-a-lot-of-lives-what-its-like-on-the-other-end-of-a-111-call</ref>
References Edit
- ^ "Ngā Marae o Te Rarawa". Te Rarawa. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Board of Trustees". Te Rarawa. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Structure Te Rūnanga o Te Rarawa". Te Rarawa. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ . Welcome to the Radio Vault. New Zealand: The Radio Vault. 23 July 2009. Archived from the original on 9 October 2009. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ^ "Jenny Te Paa's academic profile". Anglican Taonga. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ Munro, Bruce (19 October 2020). "Life of an Artist". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ Morrison, Scotty (19 July 2019). "Te Rarawa's Josh Ioane replaces Damian McKenzie". Te Karere. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "First Māori Legal Dictionary". scoop.co.nz. Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ Tate, Henare Arekatera. "Nga-kahu-whero". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "Professor Papaarangi Reid - the University of Auckland".
External links Edit
- Te Rarawa website