Te Rarawa
Te Rarawa is a Māori iwi of Northland, New Zealand. The iwi is one of five Muriwhenua iwi of the far north of the North Island.
| Te Rarawa | |
|---|---|
| Iwi (tribe) in Māoridom | |
 Herekino Harbour | |
 | |
| Rohe (region) | Northland |
| Waka (canoe) | Tinana, Māhuhu-ki-te-rangi, Māmari, Ngātokimatawhaorua |
| Website | http://www.terarawa.co.nz/ |
Media
Te Reo Irirangi o Te Hiku o Te Ika, an iwi radio station, serves Te Rarawa and other Muriwhenua tribes of the Far North. It broadcasts a main station on 97.1 FM, an urban contemporary station Sunshine FM on 104.3 FM and a youth-oriented station Tai FM.[1]
Notable people
- Haimona "Simon" Snowden, respected kaumātua, orator and waiata composer
- Hector Busby, navigator and waka (canoe or ship) builder
- Whina Cooper, woman of mana, kuia, teacher, storekeeper and community leader
- Mamari Stephens, Senior Lecturer at the Victoria University of Wellington, compiled the first Māori legal dictionary[2]
- Meri Te Tai Mangakāhia, Māori suffragist
- Ngahuia Piripi, television and film actress
- Papaarangi Mary-Jane Reid, Professor and Head of Department of Maori Health at the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences at the University of Auckland[3]
- Dr Jenny Te Paa Daniel, public theologian and the first lay woman appointed to head an Anglican theological college in the Anglican Communion
- Josh Ioane Māori All Black, Highlanders
- Anaru Iehu Ngawaka, leader and Anglican clergyman
References
- "Kaitaia". Welcome to the Radio Vault. New Zealand: The Radio Vault. 23 July 2009. Archived from the original on 9 October 2009. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- "First Māori Legal Dictionary". scoop.co.nz. Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- https://unidirectory.auckland.ac.nz/profile/p-reid
External links
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