Ngāti Tama
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Ngāti Tama is a Māori iwi (tribe) of Aotearoa New Zealand, traditionally based in the northern South Island and parts of Taranaki, with strong historical, cultural, and ancestral ties to the region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ngāti Tama canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19998108 — 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 Tama Context triple: [Motueka, hasIwi, Ngāti Tama]
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A.
Ngāti Tamaterā
Ngāti Tamaterā is a Māori iwi (tribe) of the Hauraki region in New Zealand, traditionally associated with the Marutūāhu confederation and significant coastal and inland territories.
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B.
Ngāti Whātua
Ngāti Whātua is a Māori iwi (tribe) of the Auckland and Northland regions of New Zealand, known for its historical prominence, land rights struggles, and central role in the development of Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland).
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C.
Ngāti Haumia
Ngāti Haumia is a hapū (sub-tribe) of the Ngāti Toa Rangatira iwi, a Māori tribal group of Aotearoa New Zealand.
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D.
Ngāti Tahu
Ngāti Tahu is a Māori hapū (sub-tribe) of the central North Island of New Zealand, affiliated with the iwi Ngāti Tūwharetoa.
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E.
Ngāti Haupoto
Ngāti Haupoto is a Māori hapū (sub-tribe) associated with the Taranaki region of Aotearoa New Zealand.
- 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 Tama Target entity description: Ngāti Tama is a Māori iwi (tribe) of Aotearoa New Zealand, traditionally based in the northern South Island and parts of Taranaki, with strong historical, cultural, and ancestral ties to the region.
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A.
Ngāti Tamaterā
Ngāti Tamaterā is a Māori iwi (tribe) of the Hauraki region in New Zealand, traditionally associated with the Marutūāhu confederation and significant coastal and inland territories.
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B.
Ngāti Whātua
Ngāti Whātua is a Māori iwi (tribe) of the Auckland and Northland regions of New Zealand, known for its historical prominence, land rights struggles, and central role in the development of Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland).
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C.
Ngāti Haumia
Ngāti Haumia is a hapū (sub-tribe) of the Ngāti Toa Rangatira iwi, a Māori tribal group of Aotearoa New Zealand.
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D.
Ngāti Tahu
Ngāti Tahu is a Māori hapū (sub-tribe) of the central North Island of New Zealand, affiliated with the iwi Ngāti Tūwharetoa.
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E.
Ngāti Haupoto
Ngāti Haupoto is a Māori hapū (sub-tribe) associated with the Taranaki region of Aotearoa New Zealand.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.