Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa explained

Iwi Name:Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa
Rohe:Wairarapa
Waka:Tākitimu
Population:11,514 (2018)[1]

Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa is a tribal division within the Māori iwi (tribe) of Ngāti Kahungunu in the south-east of New Zealand's North Island.[2] It consists of a number of hapū (sub-tribes) located within the rohe (tribal area) north of the Remutaka Range in the Wairarapa geographic region.[3]

Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa is one of six divisions within the tribe. Ngāti Kahungunu ki Tamakinui a Rua is located immediately north. Ngāti Kahungunu ki Heretaunga, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Tamatea, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Te Whanganui-a-Orotu and Ngāti Kahungunu ki Te Wairoa are located further north. The Wairoa, Heretaunga and Wairarapa divisions are traditionally larger than the other three divisions.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Iwi affiliation (estimated count), for the Maori descent usually resident population, 2018 . stats.govt.nz . Tatauranga Aotearoa.
  2. Web site: TKM . tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
  3. Web site: TKM Ngāti Kahungunu . tkm.govt.nz . Te Puni Kōkiri .