Ngāti Rangi Explained

Iwi Name:	Ngāti Rangi
Iwi Location:	Central North Island
Url:	https://ngatirangi.com

Ngāti Rangi or Ngāti Rangituhia is a Māori iwi (tribe) of New Zealand. Contemporary settlement is mainly around Waiouru, Ohakune, and the Upper Whanganui River in the central North Island.^[1] The iwi's area of interest extends north from the Paretetaitonga peak of Mount Ruapehu, west to the Pukupuku Stream, east to the meeting of the Moawhango and Aorangi waterways, and south to the Haumakariri Stream.^[2] Ngāti Rangi trace their ancestry to Paerangi. They believe they were in New Zealand before the first migrations from Hawaiki.

In 2015 Ngāti Rangi entered into negotiations with the Crown to settle claims under the Treaty of Waitangi.^[3] A deed of settlement was signed in 2018 followed by the passing of the Ngāti Rangi Claims Settlement Bill -  Rukutia Te Mana in 2019.^{[4] [5] [6]} They also commenced negotiations with Genesis Energy in 2010 to manage and restore water flows in rivers from which water had been diverted for the Tongariro Power Scheme.

Ngāti Rangi have been a partner in the conservation programme Kiwi Forever hosting students on their marae to learn about the flora and fauna and tikanga Māori (Māori traditions).^[7] The iwi received funding from the Government’s Jobs for Nature programme in 2021 to tackle invasive plant and animal pests. The programme would be delivered by the iwi's company Ruapehu WorX.^[8]

Pepeha (tribal saying)

Ko Ruapehu te maunga

Ko Ngā Turi o Murimotu te maunga tapu

Ko Whangaehu te awa

Ko Ngāti Rangi te iwi

References

1. Batley . R.A.L. . Ngati Rangi: Whiro's family at Murimotu, North Island, New Zealand . Journal of Polynesian Society . 1973 . 82 . 4 . 343-354 .
2. Web site: Te Puni Kōkiri . Ngāti Rangi . Te Kāhui Māngai . 2 August 2021.
3. Web site: 2017-06-02 . NGATI RANGI: Pioneers in Protecting Maori Land Claims . 2023-11-14 . www.culturalsurvival.org . en.
4. Web site: 2018 . Ngāti Rangi . 2023-11-25 . New Zealand Government . en-NZ.
5. Web site: 10 March 2018 . Ngāti Rangi signs settlement with the Crown . 15 November 2023 . beehive.govt.nz.
6. Web site: Kupenga . Talisa . 25 July 2019 . Ngāti Rangi settlement bill passes final reading . 2023-11-25 . Te Ao Māori News . en.
7. Web site: 20 April 2018 . Kiwi Forever conservation and cultural programme . 2023-11-15 . www.doc.govt.nz . en-nz.
8. Web site: 15 November 2021 . Tackling Tongariro’s biodiversity threats . 15 November 2023 . beehive.govt.nz.

Further reading

• Pardo . Natalia . Wilson . Hildalene . Procter . Jonathan N . Lattughi . Erica . Black . Taiarahia . 2015 . Bridging Māori indigenous knowledge and western geosciences to reduce social vulnerability in active volcanic regions . Journal of Applied Volcanology . en . 4 . 1 . 10.1186/s13617-014-0019-1 . 2191-5040. free .
• Book: Mouri tu,̄ mouri ora: water for wisdom and life: Ngāti Rangi, the Tongariro Power Scheme and the Resource Management Act 1991 : reconciling indigenous spiritual wellbeing, corporate profit, and the national interest . Te Atawhai o Te Ao, Independent Māori Institute for Environment and Health . 2009 . 9780473146344 . Rāwiri . Āneta Hinemihi . Whanganui.