Ngāti Māhanga

The Ngāti Māhanga tribe is part of the Waikato Confederation of Tribes (recently called Tainui).[1] The tribe's Ancestral Estate extended from Raglan Harbour to the West Bank of the Waikato River in the city of Hamilton, New Zealand.[2] The Waikato Land Confiscation of 1864 meant that Ngāti Māhanga and their associated hapu were pushed to the West of the Waipa River.

Māhanga the Eponymous Ancestor

Ngāti Māhanga is named after Māhanga, a Waikato Chief and an 11th generation descendant of Hoturoa, the Navigator of Tainui Waka. Māhanga lived approximately 15 generations ago and was the son of Tūheitia and Te Ataihaea. The current Maori King, Tūheitia Paki is a namesake of the ancestor Tūheitia. Māhanga is a Key-Ancestor of Waikato, as all of the Waikato Iwi and hapu can trace their descent from him. Ngāti Māhanga however, is a particular reference to the descendants of his sons; Kiekieraunui, Tupanamaiwaho, Tonganui, Ruateatea and Atutahi.[3] The main hapu of Ngāti Māhanga today are Ngāti Ruateatea, Ngāti Kuku, Ngāti Tonganui and Ngāti Hourua. In former times, there were upward of 20 hapu.

Ngāti Māhanga Pa/Marae

Ngāti Māhanga have three Pā (Marae Complex); namely, Aramiro Pa (also referred to as Te Kaharoa Marae) in the Waitetuna Valley,[4] Omaero Pa, in Whatawhata[5] and Te Papa-o-Rotu Marae also in Whatawhata.[6] Te Papa-o-Rotu Marae is considered to be the Tribe's Headquarters and is the venue of the Annual Poukai hosted by Ngāti Māhanga on 10 April. Te Papa-o-Rotu was also renowned as the Whare Wananga o Waikato (Traditional place of Learning).

Ngāti Māhanga Notables on Wikipedia

Notes
  1. Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal, 'Waikato tribes - Ancestors', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/waikato-tribes/page-3 (accessed 22 November 2018)
  2. Ngati Mahanga & the lands of. Hamilton West Compiled by Paretutaki Hayward Jr (ed) & Awarutu Samuels with contributions from Ron Pai, p.5; https://www.scribd.com/document/342571281/he-koronga-matua-na-puhaanga-ngati-mahanga-the-lands-of-hamilton-west
  3. Paretutaki Hayward-Chase - Evidence given before a hearing of the Hamilton City Council; refer to para 5,7,8 https://www.hamilton.govt.nz/our-services/planningguidanceandresourceconsents/publicly-notified-applications/Documents/LDS%20-%20Hearing%20Evidence%20and%20Submissions%20-%20Applicant%20Statement%20-%20Statement%20of%20evidence%20-%20Paretutaki%20Hayward-Chase.pdf
  4. https://maorimaps.com/marae/aramiro-te-kaharoa
  5. https://maorimaps.com/marae/omaero
  6. https://maorimaps.com/marae/te-papa-o-rotu-te-oneparepare
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