Ngāi Tai iwi
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Ngāi Tai iwi is a Māori tribal group (iwi) of Aotearoa New Zealand with ancestral ties to the eastern Bay of Plenty region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ngāi Tai iwi canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19446432 — 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: Ngāi Tai iwi Context triple: [Ōpōtiki, hasEthnicCommunity, Ngāi Tai iwi]
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A.
Ngāi Tahu iwi
Ngāi Tahu iwi is a major Māori tribe of New Zealand’s South Island, known for its extensive ancestral lands, rich cultural heritage, and significant role in contemporary Treaty of Waitangi settlements.
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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 Kahu iwi
Ngāti Kahu iwi is a Māori tribal group traditionally based in the northern region of New Zealand’s North Island.
- 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: Ngāi Tai iwi Target entity description: Ngāi Tai iwi is a Māori tribal group (iwi) of Aotearoa New Zealand with ancestral ties to the eastern Bay of Plenty region.
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A.
Ngāi Tahu iwi
Ngāi Tahu iwi is a major Māori tribe of New Zealand’s South Island, known for its extensive ancestral lands, rich cultural heritage, and significant role in contemporary Treaty of Waitangi settlements.
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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 Kahu iwi
Ngāti Kahu iwi is a Māori tribal group traditionally based in the northern region of New Zealand’s North Island.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Opotiki