Ngāti Kahungunu

Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Māori is a person who is established on the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand. Traditional settlement centers of the Iwi are the regions of Hawke 's Bay and Wairarapa.

The Ngāti Kahungunu can be divided into three geographical areas into three tribes: Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairoa Wairoa in the region; Ngāti Kahungunu ki Heretaunga in Hawke 's Bay and Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa in the southern Wairarapa. The Ngāti Kahungunu are 59 946 registered tribesmen in 2006, one of the largest Iwi.

The tribal affairs are managed by the Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated. This organization cares about the social, economic and community development and represents the Iwi in political affairs.

The Ngāti Kahungunu have a strong artistic tradition. The tribe operates a radio station and several newspapers, a school for contemporary Māori art.

History

The Ngāti Kahungunu trace their origins back to the waka Takitimu. Skipper of the canoes was according to the traditions Takitimu, who settled in the area of ​​Tauranga. His great-grandson was Kahungunu, who was born in what is now Kaitaia. His whole life Kahungunu traveled through the North Island to the south and then moved to the east coast. He married on his journey southward several times and fathered many offspring. The Ngāti Kahungunu are descendants of his connection with Rongomaiwahine with which he sat down on the Mahia Peninsula.

The Ngāti Kahungunu fought many battles against other Iwi of the North Island, including the Musketenkriegen the early 19th century. In December 1865 and January 1866 there was a brief civil war within the Iwi, view the historian as part of the East Cape War.

1840 were several chiefs of Ngāti Kahungunu among the signatories of the Treaty of Waitangi. During this time, agriculture also began to be established, whose products are used to trading with European settlers. During the second half of the 19th century a large part of the tribal land from the British Crown was purchased less than 8 km ² remained in the hands of the Iwi. This led to the repudiation movement that rejected all agreements for the distribution of land. in the 1890s came up with the Kotahitanga movement, which was particularly strong presence in the region Wairarapa.

Ngāti Kahungunu Known

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