Iwi
Iwi Iwi (IPA: ) are the largest everyday social units ... 257;ori society. In pre-European times, iwi was synonymous with nation; it described fully ... analogous to that of tribe or clan. Iwi groups can trace their ancestry to the ... tradition. Māori who know their iwi connections typically value them highly and ...
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Iwi   (translated from German)
Iwi As Iwi becomes the largest social unit in that ... Maori designates. In pre+European time was Iwi in Synonymously for Nationality. The word referred ... With the emergence of the state Neuseeland Iwi was referred to a larger social unit ... meant so much how Volksstamm or Klan . Iwi groups can that Tradition according to ...
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Talk:Iwi
Talk:Iwi Iwi, Hapu and Whanau, like many Maori words ... very nice custom that recognizes the different Iwi is often seen at weddings and bithday ... there are likely to be many different Iwi represented. When the cake is cut, birthday ... into slices. The names of the different Iwi and Hapu are then recited and ...
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Nga Iwi Morehu Movement
Nga Iwi Morehu Movement The Nga Iwi Morehu Movement was a New Zealand political ... In the 1999 election, members of Nga Iwi Morehu stood under the banner of the ...
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List of Maori iwi
List of Maori iwi The following is a list of the Maori iwi of New Zealand. This list has been ... on the Maori Wikipedia. Many of the iwi names are frequently spelt with macrons over ... for macron usage. Alternative names for some iwi are given in brackets: Te iwi Name ("United Tribes" number) Rohe (Location) ...
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Category:Iwi and hapu
Category:Iwi and hapu This category is for articles on the iwi (tribes) and hapu (subtribes) of the Māori ... peoples of New Zealand Pages in category "Iwi and hapu" There are 15 pages in ... section of this category. List of Maori iwi * Iwi B Battle of Kokowai M Maori ...
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Talk:List of Maori iwi
Talk:List of Maori iwi This article is basically a copy and ... I could foresee duplicated articles for many iwi, one with macrons and one without. I ... Corrections zZParagonZz here, there is no such iwi(tribe) as 'Waikato' only 'Tainui'. Tainui is the canoe and the main iwi to the area 'Waikato' named by the Maori's. From the Tainui iwi, there are sub tribes, these sub ...
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Tainui
Tainui Tainui is a Maori Iwi Waka Confederation of New Zealand. The Tainui ... confederation comprises of four principal related Maori Iwi of the central north island of New Zealand. The four Iwi being, Hauraki, Maniapoto, Raukawa and Waikato. The ... It is well know that the Waikato Iwi has been using the name Tainui to ... many people now refering to the Waikato Iwi as Tainui or Waikato-Tainui. The ...
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Hongi Hika
... chief) and war leader of the Ngapuhi iwi (tribe). Hongi Hika used European weapons to ... of Waitangi with Ngapuhi and many other iwi. He was a pivotal figure in the ... the Te Roroa hapu of Ngati Whatua iwi in 1806-1808. In the 150 years ... against East Cape and Bay of Plenty iwi Ngati Porou. The taua returned in 1819 ... 300 muskets and other weapons for his iwi. Using these within months of his ...
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Ngati Toa
... may require cleanup. Ngāti Toa Rangatira / The Iwi Mai i Miria te kakara ki Whitireia ... Te Waka Tainui. Ngāti Toa is an iwi descended from the eponymous ancestor Toa Rangatira ... te waka. Ko Ngāti Toa Rangatira te iwi. Ko Te Rauparaha te Tangata.'' (Whitireia is ... History Toa Rangatira: The Birth of an Iwi Tamure was a priest of Tainui. Tupahau ... Ngāti Toa forces against the Waikato-Maniapoto iwi; piloting the migration to the Cook ...
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