Uenuku-Kōpako

Te Ure o Uenukukōpako is a Māori iwi of the Te Arawa confederation in the Bay of Plenty of New Zealand.[1]

Te Ure o Uenukukōpako
Iwi (tribe) in Māoridom
Rohe (region)Rotorua, Te Ngae
Waka (canoe)Arawa

Chief Uenukukōpako was a great-great-great-great grandson of Tamatekapua, captain of the Arawa canoe.[2] His kurī dog was killed by Mataaho and Kawaarero, which was part of a long war in the Rotorua district.[3] Uenukukōpako and his relative Rangiteaorere did eventually win the war and secured the settlement of the region for their descendants. Today Uenukukōpako's descendants (Te Ure o Uenukukōpako / Ngāti Whakaue) populate Mokoia Island and the north-west side of Lake Rotorua.[2]

Te Arawa FM is the radio station of Te Arawa iwi. It was established in the early 1980s and became a charitable entity in November 1990.[4] It is available on 89.0 FM in Rotorua.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Te Puni Kōkiri iwi profile". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri, New Zealand Government. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  2. Tapsell, Paul (2005). "Te Arawa - Settlement and migration". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  3. Tregear, Edward (1891). The Maori-Polynesian comparative dictionary. Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair. p. 572. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  4. "About Te Arawa". Te Arawa Online. Te Arawa Communications. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  5. "Iwi Radio Coverage" (PDF). maorimedia.co.nz. Māori Media Network. 2007. Retrieved 14 June 2015.


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