Māori hapū
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Māori hapū are sub-tribal kinship groups in Māori society, typically descended from a common ancestor and forming key political, social, and landholding units within iwi (tribes).
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Māori hapū canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11006817 — 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: Māori hapū Context triple: [Te Arawhiti, worksWith, Māori hapū]
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A.
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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B.
Ngāruahine iwi
Ngāruahine iwi is a Māori tribal group from the Taranaki region of New Zealand, with strong cultural, historical, and spiritual ties to the land and its ancestral landmarks.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
United Tribes of New Zealand
The United Tribes of New Zealand was a confederation of northern Māori chiefs formed in the early 19th century that asserted collective sovereignty and engaged diplomatically with the British Crown.
- 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: Māori hapū Target entity description: Māori hapū are sub-tribal kinship groups in Māori society, typically descended from a common ancestor and forming key political, social, and landholding units within iwi (tribes).
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A.
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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B.
Ngāruahine iwi
Ngāruahine iwi is a Māori tribal group from the Taranaki region of New Zealand, with strong cultural, historical, and spiritual ties to the land and its ancestral landmarks.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
United Tribes of New Zealand
The United Tribes of New Zealand was a confederation of northern Māori chiefs formed in the early 19th century that asserted collective sovereignty and engaged diplomatically with the British Crown.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
kinship group
ⓘ
landholding unit ⓘ political unit ⓘ social group ⓘ sub-tribal group ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
marae
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rohe (tribal territory) ⓘ urupā (burial grounds) ⓘ |
| basedOn | descent from a common ancestor ⓘ |
| composedOf | whānau ⓘ |
| differsFrom |
iwi
ⓘ
whānau ⓘ |
| governedBy | rangatira ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
collective land rights
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political autonomy ⓘ shared whakapapa ⓘ social cohesion ⓘ territorial identity ⓘ |
| hasCollectiveIdentity |
ancestral marae
ⓘ
hapū name ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | Māori NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
maintaining customary law
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organising collective action ⓘ protecting ancestral lands ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Māori language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLeader | hapū rangatira ⓘ |
| hasRole |
economic cooperation unit
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land management unit ⓘ political decision-making unit ⓘ social organisation unit ⓘ warfare organisation unit ⓘ |
| hasSizeRange | several hundred members to several thousand members ⓘ |
| hasTemporalExtent | pre-colonial period to present ⓘ |
| historicallyImportantFor |
land tenure
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resource management ⓘ treaty-making ⓘ warfare alliances ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Aotearoa New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Māori society
ⓘ
iwi ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Waitangi Tribunal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedIn | Treaty of Waitangi claims process ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | iwi ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
kaitiakitanga
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mana ⓘ rangatiratanga ⓘ tapu ⓘ whakapapa ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Māori hapū Description of subject: Māori hapū are sub-tribal kinship groups in Māori society, typically descended from a common ancestor and forming key political, social, and landholding units within iwi (tribes).
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Te Arawhiti