Ngāti Tama iwi
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Ngāti Tama iwi is a Māori tribal group of Aotearoa New Zealand whose ancestral lands lie in the northern part of the Taranaki region.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ngāti Tama | 2 |
| Ngāti Tama iwi canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5108793 — 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 iwi Context triple: [Taranaki Region, traditionalMāoriRegionOf, Ngāti Tama iwi]
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A.
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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B.
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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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 Ruanui iwi
Ngāti Ruanui iwi is a Māori tribal group from the Taranaki region of New Zealand, known for its deep cultural, historical, and spiritual connection to the land and its ancestral mountain.
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E.
Ngāti Mutunga iwi
Ngāti Mutunga iwi is a Māori tribal group whose ancestral lands and identity are rooted in 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 iwi Target entity description: 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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A.
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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B.
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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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 Ruanui iwi
Ngāti Ruanui iwi is a Māori tribal group from the Taranaki region of New Zealand, known for its deep cultural, historical, and spiritual connection to the land and its ancestral mountain.
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E.
Ngāti Mutunga iwi
Ngāti Mutunga iwi is a Māori tribal group whose ancestral lands and identity are rooted in the Taranaki region of Aotearoa New Zealand.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Māori iwi
ⓘ
iwi ⓘ |
| associatedWithMountain |
Taranaki Maunga
ⓘ
linked to:
Mount Taranaki
|
| associatedWithWaterBody | Tasman Sea ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Māori people ⓘ |
| governedBy | Ngāti Tama ki Taranaki Trust ⓘ |
| hasAncestralRohe |
northern Taranaki
ⓘ
linked to:
Taranaki Region
|
| hasCollectiveBody | Taranaki Iwi Chairs Forum ⓘ |
| hasCulturalConcept |
mana moana along north Taranaki coast
ⓘ
mana whenua in northern Taranaki ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPractice |
kapa haka
ⓘ
tikanga Māori ⓘ whakapapa recitation ⓘ |
| hasHapū |
Ngāti Mutunga (historical association)
ⓘ
linked to:
Ngāti Mutunga
|
| hasHistoricalEvent | invasion of Pukearuhe Pā in 1869 ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalExperience | land confiscations in Taranaki ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalMigration | to Te Tauihu (northern South Island) ⓘ |
| hasIwiAuthority | Ngāti Tama ki Taranaki Trust ⓘ |
| hasMarae |
Mimi Marae
ⓘ
Onaero Marae ⓘ Pukearuhe Marae ⓘ |
| hasPopulation | small iwi population compared with some other Taranaki iwi ⓘ |
| hasRohe |
Taranaki region
ⓘ
linked to:
Taranaki Region
northern Taranaki coast ⓘ parts of Tasman and Nelson regions (through Te Tauihu presence) ⓘ |
| hasTreatySettlement |
Deed of Settlement with the Crown
ⓘ
linked to:
Deeds of Settlement
|
| hasTribalIdentity |
Taranaki iwi
ⓘ
Te Tauihu iwi (for South Island branch) ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Taranaki iwi collective
ⓘ
linked to:
Taranaki iwi
|
| language |
English
ⓘ
Māori ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aotearoa New Zealand
ⓘ
linked to:
New Zealand
|
| locatedInRegion |
Taranaki
ⓘ
linked to:
Taranaki Region
Te Tauihu o Te Waka-a-Māui ⓘ
linked to:
Te Tauihu o te Waka-a-Māui
|
| recognizedAs | iwi under Te Tiriti o Waitangi settlement processes ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
New Zealand Government
ⓘ
linked to:
New Zealand government
|
| religion |
Christianity (various denominations)
ⓘ
Māori traditional beliefs ⓘ |
| traditionalAreaIncludes |
Mimi
ⓘ
Pukearuhe ⓘ Urenui vicinity ⓘ north Taranaki coastline ⓘ |
| treatySettlementIncludes |
commercial redress
ⓘ
cultural redress ⓘ financial redress ⓘ |
| treatySettlementRelatesTo | breaches of Te Tiriti o Waitangi ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ngāti Tama iwi Description of subject: Ngāti Tama iwi is a Māori tribal group of Aotearoa New Zealand whose ancestral lands lie in the northern part of the Taranaki region.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Ngāti Tama iwi