Ngāti Whātua iwi
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Ngāti Whātua iwi is a Māori tribal group of Aotearoa New Zealand, traditionally based around the Kaipara Harbour, Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland), and surrounding regions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ngāti Whātua iwi canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18036086 — 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 Whātua iwi Context triple: [Northland Peninsula, hasEthnicGroup, Ngāti Whātua iwi]
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A.
Ngāti Tama iwi
Ngāti Tama iwi is a Māori tribal group of Aotearoa New Zealand whose ancestral lands lie in the northern part of the Taranaki region.
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B.
Te Atiawa iwi
Te Atiawa iwi is a Māori tribal group from the Taranaki and Wellington regions of New Zealand, known for its deep cultural, historical, and spiritual connections to its ancestral lands.
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C.
Ngāti Pūkenga iwi
Ngāti Pūkenga iwi is a Māori tribal group of Aotearoa New Zealand with ancestral ties to coastal regions including parts of the Coromandel Peninsula and the Bay of Plenty.
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D.
Ngāti Hei iwi
Ngāti Hei iwi is a Māori tribal group of Aotearoa New Zealand whose ancestral lands and identity are closely tied to the coastal region of the Coromandel Peninsula.
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E.
Ngāti Maniapoto iwi
Ngāti Maniapoto iwi is a major Māori tribal group from the central North Island of New Zealand, particularly associated with the King Country region and known for its significant role in New Zealand’s colonial-era history and Māori self-determination.
- 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 Whātua iwi Target entity description: Ngāti Whātua iwi is a Māori tribal group of Aotearoa New Zealand, traditionally based around the Kaipara Harbour, Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland), and surrounding regions.
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A.
Ngāti Tama iwi
Ngāti Tama iwi is a Māori tribal group of Aotearoa New Zealand whose ancestral lands lie in the northern part of the Taranaki region.
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B.
Te Atiawa iwi
Te Atiawa iwi is a Māori tribal group from the Taranaki and Wellington regions of New Zealand, known for its deep cultural, historical, and spiritual connections to its ancestral lands.
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C.
Ngāti Pūkenga iwi
Ngāti Pūkenga iwi is a Māori tribal group of Aotearoa New Zealand with ancestral ties to coastal regions including parts of the Coromandel Peninsula and the Bay of Plenty.
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D.
Ngāti Hei iwi
Ngāti Hei iwi is a Māori tribal group of Aotearoa New Zealand whose ancestral lands and identity are closely tied to the coastal region of the Coromandel Peninsula.
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E.
Ngāti Maniapoto iwi
Ngāti Maniapoto iwi is a major Māori tribal group from the central North Island of New Zealand, particularly associated with the King Country region and known for its significant role in New Zealand’s colonial-era history and Māori self-determination.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.