Ngāti Rārua

Ngāti Rārua are descendants of the Polynesian explorers who arrived in Aotearoa aboard the waka (canoe) Tainui.

Ngāti Rārua
Iwi (tribe) in Māoridom
Rohe (region)Te Tau Ihu, Nelson/ Marlborough
Waka (canoe)Tainui
Population5,000
Websitehttp://www.ngatirarua.co.nz

Ngāti Rārua stem from the marriage of Rāruaioio and Tūpāhau and find its origin at Kāwhia, Marokopa and Waikawau on the West Coast of the Waikato King Country region.

In 1821 Ngāti Rārua migrated southwards in a series of heke (migrations) led by Te Rauparaha of Ngāti Toa which saw the Iwi relocate to Nelson Marlborough.

Ngāti Rārua tribal lands (rohe) overlap those of Ngāti Koata, Ngāti Tama, Te Āti Awa, Ngāti Kuia, Ngāti Apa and Rangitāne

Since the arrival in Te Tau Ihu, Ngāti Rārua have maintained continuous ahi kā in Golden Bay, various locations in the Abel Tasman National Park, Marahau, Kaiteriteri, Riwaka, Motueka, Nelson, and Wairau.

Hapū
  • Ngāti Tūrangāpeke
  • Ngāti Pare-Te-Ata
  • Ngāti Paretona
  • Ngāti Kairārunga
  • Te Arawāere

Marae
  • Te Āwhina marae (Tūrangāpeke), Motueka
  • Wairau Pā (Parerārua), Blenheim
  • Whakatū marae (Kākāti), Nelson
  • Onetahua Marae (Te Ao Mārama), Takaka

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