Ngāpuhi

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Ngāpuhi is the largest iwi (tribe) in Aotearoa New Zealand, based in the Northland region and central to the country’s early colonial and Treaty of Waitangi history.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Ngāpuhi canonical 40
Ngāpuhi hapū 1
Ngāpuhi rohe 1

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Statements (67)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Māori tribe
iwi
associatedWithEvent signing of the Declaration of Independence of the United Tribes of New Zealand 1835
signing of the Treaty of Waitangi 1840
country New Zealand
culturalFestival Ngāpuhi Festival
culturalFocus protection of tikanga Ngāpuhi
revitalisation of te reo Māori
demographicPattern large proportion of members live outside traditional rohe
significant population in Auckland
economicActivity farming
fishing
forestry
tourism
ethnicGroup Māori
governanceBody Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi O Ngāpuhi
governanceBodyEstablished 1980s
governanceBodyType mandated iwi authority
hasHapū Ngāti Hau
Ngāti Hine
Ngāti Kahu o Torongare
Ngāti Rangi
Ngāti Tautahi
Ngāti Whātua connections
Te Uri Taniwha
hasRohe Hokianga Harbour to Bay of Islands and inland to Kaikohe
historicalSignificance central to Treaty of Waitangi history
central to early colonial history of New Zealand
involvedInConflict Northern War 1845–1846
isLargestIwiIn Aotearoa New Zealand
linked to: New Zealand
keyLocation Kororāreka Russell
Ruapekapeka
Waitangi
Ōhaeawai
language te reo Māori
linked to: Te Reo Māori
languageDialect Ngāpuhi dialect of te reo Māori
locatedIn Northland Region
Te Ika-a-Māui
Te Tai Tokerau
mainUrbanCentre Kaikohe
Kaikohe-Hokianga area
linked to: Kaikohe region

Kawakawa
Kerikeri
maraeCount dozens of affiliated marae across Te Tai Tokerau
missionStation Kerikeri Mission Station
Paihia Mission Station
notableLeader Hongi Hika
Hōne Heke Pōkai
linked to: Hōne Heke

Rangatira of Hokianga and Bay of Islands
Te Ruki Kawiti
Tāmati Wāka Nene
populationEstimate over 120000 registered members
region Bay of Islands
Hokianga
Kaikohe
Whangārei district
linked to: Whangārei District
religiousHistory early engagement with Christian missionaries
selfIdentification tino rangatiratanga emphasis
treatyClaimBody Te Kotahitanga o Ngā Hapū Ngāpuhi
Te Rōpū o Tūhoronuku
treatySettlementStatus has not yet concluded comprehensive settlement as of mid-2020s
negotiating Treaty of Waitangi settlement
tribalWaka Arawa
Mataatua
Māmari
Ngātokimatawhaorua
Tainui

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hokianga hasEthnicCommunity Ngāpuhi
Kaikohe hasIwi Ngāpuhi
Whangārei Heads hasCulturalSignificanceFor Patuharakeke hapū
linked to: Ngāpuhi
Raumanga hasIwi Ngāpuhi
Sir James Henare ethnicGroup Ngāpuhi
Dame Cindy Kiro ethnicGroup Ngāpuhi
Kaikohekohe servesAsCentreFor Ngāpuhi
Kaikohekohe associatedIwi Ngāpuhi
Ngāti Hine subTribeOf Ngāpuhi
Ngāti Hine hasIwiAffiliation Ngāpuhi
Ngāti Hau partOf Ngāpuhi
Ngāti Hau hasIwi Ngāpuhi
Rāhiri foundingAncestorOf Ngāpuhi
Rāhiri associatedWithIwi Ngāpuhi
Māmari associatedWithIwi Ngāpuhi
Māmari ancestorOf Ngāpuhi
Hōne Heke iwi Ngāpuhi
Patuone iwi Ngāpuhi
Patuone culture Ngāpuhi
Te Ruki Kawiti tribe Ngāpuhi
Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi O Ngāpuhi associatedWith Ngāpuhi hapū
linked to: Ngāpuhi
Ngāti Kahu o Torongare iwi Ngāpuhi
Te Uri Taniwha subTribeOf Ngāpuhi
Te Uri Taniwha hasPeople Ngāpuhi
Te Uri Taniwha associatedWith Ngāpuhi rohe
linked to: Ngāpuhi
Tokomaru ethnicGroupContext Ngāpuhi
Tokomaru iwiContext Ngāpuhi
Tāmati Wāka Nene tribe Ngāpuhi
Tāmati Wāka Nene iwi Ngāpuhi
Te Aupōuri hasNeighboringIwi Ngāpuhi