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Sub-tribe of the Waikato tribe of Māori in New Zealand
Māori iwi in New Zealand
Ngāti Mahuta Rohe (region) Waikato
Locations of marae associated with Ngāti Mahuta.
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Ngāti Mahuta is a sub-tribe (or
hapū ) of the
Waikato tribe (or
iwi ) of
Māori in the
North Island of New Zealand. The territory (rohe) of Ngāti Mahuta is the
Kawhia and
Huntly areas of the
Waikato region .
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History
Ngāti Mahuta is descended from Mahuta, whose father was Hekemaru.
[4] Mahuta's paternal grandparents were Pikiao from the
Te Arawa tribe, and Rereiao, a high-born Waikato woman descended from
Whatihua .
[5] After the Ngāti Mahuta ariki Wharetiperi and Tapaue conquered the Te Iranui people around 1700 AD,
[6] Ngāti Mahuta settled around the fertile lands at the base of
Mount Taupiri on the
Waikato River .
[7] Kaitotehe and nearby Mount Taupiri were Ngāti Mahuta's headquarters in early years.
[5]
Pōtatau Te Wherowhero , the paramount chief of Ngāti Mahuta in his time, became the first
Māori king .
Marae and wharenui
There are 19
marae (meeting grounds) affiliated with Ngāti Mahuta. Most include a
wharenui (meeting house).
Māngere
There is 1 marae in
Māngere affiliated with the iwi:
Te Kauwhata
There are 3 marae near
Te Kauwhata affiliated with the iwi:
Ōkarea marae and Pokaiwhenua wharenui on Jamieson Road in
Waerenga
Taniwha marae and Me Whakatupu ki te Hua o te Rengarenga marae on McGovern Road in Waeranga
Matahuru Papakainga marae on Tahuna Road in Ohinewai
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Huntly
There are 4 marae in and around the
Huntly township affiliated with the iwi:
Kaitumutumu marae and Ruateateam wharenui on Ohaki Road
Te Ōhākī marae and Te Ōhākī a Te Puea wharenui on Te Ōhakī Road in Te Ōhakī
Te Kauri marae and Karaka wharenui on Hetherington Road
Waahi marae and Tāne i te Pupuke wharenui on Harris Road
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Ngāruawāhia
There are 3 marae in and around
Ngāruawāhia and
Taupiri affiliated with the iwi:
Taupiri marae, including Pani Ora and Te Puna Tangata wharenui, on Kainui Road in Taupiri
Waikeri – Tangirau marae on Ngaruawahia Road in Ngāruawāhia
Tūrangawaewae marae , including Mahinaarangi - Turongo wharenui, on River Road in Ngāruawāhia
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Te Awamutu
There is 1 marae near
Te Awamutu affiliated with the iwi:
Te Kōpua marae and Ko Unu wharenui on Morgan Road in Pokuru
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Aotea Harbour
There are 3 marae around
Aotea Harbour affiliated with the iwi:
Mōtakotako (Taruke) marae and Te Ōhākī a Mahuta wharenui on Phillips Road in Aotea
Te Papatapu (Te Wehi) marae and Pare Whakarukuruku wharenui on Te Papatapu Road in Aotea
Te Tihi o Moerangi marae and Te Tihi o Moerangi wharenui on Kawhia Road in Makomako
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Kawhia Harbour
There are 4 marae around
Kawhia Harbour affiliated with the iwi:
Maketū marae and Auau ki te Rangi wharenui on Kaora Street in Kawhia
Ōkapu marae and Te Kotahitanga o Ngāti Te Weehi wharenui on Aotea Road in Kawhia
Āruka marae and Tahaaroa wharenui on Āruka Marae Road in Taharoa
Te Kōraha marae and Te Ōhākī wharenui on Taharoa Road in Taharoa
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