Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō
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Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō is a Māori iwi of Aotearoa New Zealand whose ancestral lands span parts of the northern South Island, including areas around Cook Strait.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16682068 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō Context triple: [Cook Strait region, traditionalIwi, Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō]
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A.
Te Arataura
Te Arataura is the executive governing body of Waikato-Tainui, responsible for leading the tribe’s strategic, political, and economic affairs.
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B.
Te Ākitai Waiohua
Te Ākitai Waiohua is a Māori iwi (tribe) of the Waiohua confederation in Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland, with deep ancestral, cultural, and historical ties to the Manukau region.
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C.
Whaka a Te Wera
Whaka a Te Wera is the Māori name for Paterson Inlet, a large sheltered coastal inlet on the eastern side of Rakiura / Stewart Island in New Zealand.
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D.
Te Kōti Mana Nui
Te Kōti Mana Nui is the Māori-language name for the Supreme Court of New Zealand, the country’s highest judicial authority.
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E.
Te Ara a Kiwa
Te Ara a Kiwa is the Māori name for Foveaux Strait, the body of water separating New Zealand’s South Island from Stewart Island/Rakiura.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō Target entity description: Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō is a Māori iwi of Aotearoa New Zealand whose ancestral lands span parts of the northern South Island, including areas around Cook Strait.
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A.
Te Arataura
Te Arataura is the executive governing body of Waikato-Tainui, responsible for leading the tribe’s strategic, political, and economic affairs.
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B.
Te Ākitai Waiohua
Te Ākitai Waiohua is a Māori iwi (tribe) of the Waiohua confederation in Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland, with deep ancestral, cultural, and historical ties to the Manukau region.
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C.
Whaka a Te Wera
Whaka a Te Wera is the Māori name for Paterson Inlet, a large sheltered coastal inlet on the eastern side of Rakiura / Stewart Island in New Zealand.
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D.
Te Kōti Mana Nui
Te Kōti Mana Nui is the Māori-language name for the Supreme Court of New Zealand, the country’s highest judicial authority.
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E.
Te Ara a Kiwa
Te Ara a Kiwa is the Māori name for Foveaux Strait, the body of water separating New Zealand’s South Island from Stewart Island/Rakiura.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Cook Strait region (southern North Island and northern South Island)
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traditionalIwi
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Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō
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subject surface form:
Cook Strait region