Ngāti Rārua
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| Ngāti Rārua | |
|---|---|
| Iwi (tribe) in Māoridom | |
| Rohe (region) | Te Tau Ihu, Nelson/Marlborough |
| Waka (canoe) | Tainui |
| Population | 5,000 |
| Website | http://www.ngatirarua.co.nz |
Ngāti Rārua are a Māori iwi (tribe) of the Tainui tribal confederation, descendants of the people who arrived in Aotearoa aboard the Tainui waka (canoe).
Ngāti Rārua stem from the marriage of Rārua-ioio and Tū-pāhau and had their original home at Kāwhia, Marokopa and Waikawau on the West Coast of the Waikato King Country region.
In 1821 Ngāti Rārua migrated southwards in a series of heke (migrations) led by Te Rauparaha of Ngāti Toa which saw the iwi relocate to Nelson Marlborough. Ngāti Rārua tribal lands (rohe) overlap those of Ngāti Koata, Ngāti Tama, Te Āti Awa, Ngāti Kuia, Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō and Rangitāne. Since the arrival in Te Tau Ihu, Ngāti Rārua have maintained continuous ahi kā in Golden Bay, various locations in the Abel Tasman National Park, Mārahau, Kaiteriteri, Riwaka, Motueka, Nelson, and Wairau.
Hapū
- Ngāti Tūrangāpeke
- Ngāti Pare-Te-Ata
- Ngāti Paretona
- Ngāti Kairārunga
- Te Arawāere
Marae
- Te Āwhina marae (Tūrangāpeke), Motueka
- Wairau Pā (Wairau), Blenheim
- Hauhunga Marae (Parerārua), Blenheim
- Whakatū Marae (Kākāti), Nelson
- Onetahua Marae (Te Ao Mārama), Takaka
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