What is the hapu of Ngati Porou?

What is the hapu of Ngati Porou?

Governance. Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Porou was established in 1987 to be the tribal authority of the iwi. It is organised into a whānau and hapū development branch, economic development branch, and a corporate services branch, and aims to maintain the financial, physical and spiritual assets of the tribe.

What do whānau hapū and iwi mean?

Within each iwi are many hapū (clans or descent groups), each of which is made up of one or more whānau (extended families). The bond that holds them together is one of kinship, both with a founding ancestor and with the many members of their iwi, hapū and whānau today.

What is kaupapa whānau?

Kaupapa-based whānau share a common bond, other than descent, it may be geographical location or a shared purpose. Kaupapa-based Whānau are important in their contribution to Māori educational outcomes, perhaps through provision of social support, peer tutoring or through support of the Māori language.

Where is Ngati Porou in NZ?

Gisborne
The homeland of Ngāti Porou is the most easterly region in the North Island. It runs north along the coast from Te Toka-a-Taiau at Gisborne, to Pōtikirua, inland from Hicks Bay. Mt Hikurangi is the tribal mountain, and the most important river is Waiapu, an ancient name also found on the Pacific island of Tahiti.

Does Ngati Porou use Macrons?

Always use macrons, missing macrons is a spelling mistake. Two exceptions are Ngati Porou don’t use macrons and Waikato-Tainui use double vowels.

What is the hapū of Ngapuhi?

Ngāpuhi has the largest affiliation of any iwi, with 125,601 people identifying as Ngāpuhi in the 2013 census, and an estimated 165,201 people affiliating to Ngāpuhi in 2018 based on 2018 census data. It is formed from 150 hapū/subtribes, with 55 marae.

How many people are Ngati Porou?

71,052 people
The Ngāti Porou population includes all people of Māori descent who gave Ngāti Porou as their iwi or as one of several iwi. 71,052 people, or 10.6 percent of the total population of Māori descent, affiliated with Ngāti Porou.

What is a Ngati?

/ (ˈnɑːtiː) / noun plural ngati. NZ (occurring as part of the name of a tribe) tribe or clan.

Should whānau have a macron?

Many place names take macrons, from Whangārei to Ōamaru. And other Māori words with macrons are in common usage among English speakers – for instance, kōrero, mōrena, and whānau. Getting them right should be just as important to Pākehā as to Māori.

What is the Ngāpuhi Waka?

The Ngāpuhi waka taua (war canoe) Ngatokimatawhaorua, built for the 1940 centenary of the Treaty signing, was the largest of five waka in the Bay of Islands waters for Waitangi Day 2002.

What does Tino mean?

The name Tino is primarily a male name of Italian origin that means Little (or Jr.). Diminutive form of names ending in – tino, like Santino, Valentino etc.

What is kotahitanga mean?

unity
Kotahitanga means unity, and Kotahitanga movements aim to unify Māori on non-tribal grounds. Some have been religious, while others focused on political power, protest or social issues.

How many marae are there in Ngati Porou?

fourty eight Ngati Porou marae
The following map identifies fourty eight Ngati Porou marae and the represent the respective Rohenga Tipuna they associate with. Each Rohenga Tipuna has two Elected Representatives on the board. Rohenga Tipuna are hapu and marae clusters based on shared ancestors, history and location.