Ngātiwai iwi
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Ngātiwai iwi is a Māori tribal group of Northland, New Zealand, whose identity and traditions are closely tied to the coastal and offshore island environments, including the Poor Knights Islands.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ngātiwai iwi canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18402042 — 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: Ngātiwai iwi Context triple: [Poor Knights Islands, culturalSignificanceFor, Ngātiwai iwi]
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A.
Ngāpuhi iwi
Ngāpuhi iwi is the largest Māori tribal group in New Zealand, based in Northland and renowned for its central role in the country’s early colonial history and the Treaty of Waitangi.
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B.
Ngāti Whātua iwi
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Ngāti Kuri iwi
Ngāti Kuri iwi is a Māori tribal group from the northernmost region of Aotearoa New Zealand, with strong ancestral ties to the lands and coasts around Te Rerenga Wairua (Cape Reinga).
- 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: Ngātiwai iwi Target entity description: Ngātiwai iwi is a Māori tribal group of Northland, New Zealand, whose identity and traditions are closely tied to the coastal and offshore island environments, including the Poor Knights Islands.
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A.
Ngāpuhi iwi
Ngāpuhi iwi is the largest Māori tribal group in New Zealand, based in Northland and renowned for its central role in the country’s early colonial history and the Treaty of Waitangi.
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B.
Ngāti Whātua iwi
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Ngāti Kuri iwi
Ngāti Kuri iwi is a Māori tribal group from the northernmost region of Aotearoa New Zealand, with strong ancestral ties to the lands and coasts around Te Rerenga Wairua (Cape Reinga).
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.