NgÄti Toa
Ngāti Toa is a tribe ( iwi ) of Māori in New Zealand, which had its origins north of Wellington on the west coast of the North Island. Ancestor and namesake of the tribe was Toa Rangatira, who had founded in the 17th century this tribe.
Importance had been given by his wars with other Māori tribes of Ngāti Toa tribe of. Te Rauparaha, leader of the tribe in the first half of the 19th century, recognized the strategic importance of Cook Strait, extended his tribal area up to Wellington, sat to the South Island over and led from 1828 to 1839 numerous wars against Māori tribes of the South Island, before all against the Ngai Tahu.
1840 comprised the catchment area of the Ngāti Toa the area on the North Island from Wanganui on the west coast of the Tararua Range up to Wellington. In the South Island, the tribe was able to extend down to Hokitika on the west coast and Kaikoura on the east coast.
Te Rauparaha 1839 became friends with the young missionary Octavius Hadfield ( 1890-1893 ) that promoted the Christianization of his tribe, but changed his life himself never to the Christian faith. Much of his tribe members were Anglicans.
On February 6, 1840 Te Rauparaha signed the Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand which is under the protection of the British Crown, Reserve left him as a tribal leader and the tribe of Ngāti Toa assured their country.
Today, the tribe of Ngāti Toa comprises, according to the census of 2006 or 3462 members between Wanganui and Wellington. Additional 1,293 members of the tribe are assigned according to statistics unspecific any particular region.
The members of the tribe Ngāti Toa Rangatira are organized in and raise the Waitangi Tribunal claims on the regions of Port Nicholson, Te Tau Ihu and Porirua - Whanganui River.
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All sources in English
- Encyclopedia of New Zealand 1966
- Statistics New Zealand
- National Library of New Zealand
- Tribal Areas