Ngāti Te Wai
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Ngāti Te Wai is a hapū (sub-tribe) of the Tauranga Moana iwi Ngāti Ranginui in Aotearoa New Zealand.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ngāti Te Wai canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17097854 — 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 Te Wai Context triple: [Ngāti Ranginui, hasHapū, Ngāti Te Wai]
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A.
Ngāti Awa
Ngāti Awa is a Māori iwi (tribe) of Aotearoa New Zealand, traditionally based in the eastern Bay of Plenty region and known for its rich cultural heritage and historical significance.
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B.
Ngāti Tū
Ngāti Tū is a Māori hapū (sub-tribe) that forms part of the Ngāruahine iwi in the Taranaki region of New Zealand.
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C.
Ngāti Rangiteaorere
Ngāti Rangiteaorere is a Māori iwi (tribe) of New Zealand, traditionally based in the Rotorua region and recognized as a distinct Treaty of Waitangi settlement group.
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D.
Ngāti Taka
Ngāti Taka is a Māori hapū (sub-tribe) of the Ngāti Ranginui iwi, traditionally associated with the Tauranga Moana region of Aotearoa New Zealand.
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E.
Ngāti Pāoa
Ngāti Pāoa is a Māori iwi (tribe) of the Hauraki and Tāmaki regions of New Zealand, known for its historical presence around the Hauraki Gulf and involvement in regional tribal alliances and land issues.
- 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 Te Wai Target entity description: Ngāti Te Wai is a hapū (sub-tribe) of the Tauranga Moana iwi Ngāti Ranginui in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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A.
Ngāti Awa
Ngāti Awa is a Māori iwi (tribe) of Aotearoa New Zealand, traditionally based in the eastern Bay of Plenty region and known for its rich cultural heritage and historical significance.
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B.
Ngāti Tū
Ngāti Tū is a Māori hapū (sub-tribe) that forms part of the Ngāruahine iwi in the Taranaki region of New Zealand.
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C.
Ngāti Rangiteaorere
Ngāti Rangiteaorere is a Māori iwi (tribe) of New Zealand, traditionally based in the Rotorua region and recognized as a distinct Treaty of Waitangi settlement group.
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D.
Ngāti Taka
Ngāti Taka is a Māori hapū (sub-tribe) of the Ngāti Ranginui iwi, traditionally associated with the Tauranga Moana region of Aotearoa New Zealand.
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E.
Ngāti Pāoa
Ngāti Pāoa is a Māori iwi (tribe) of the Hauraki and Tāmaki regions of New Zealand, known for its historical presence around the Hauraki Gulf and involvement in regional tribal alliances and land issues.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.