WAIKATO-TAINUI

Waikato-Tainui is a great tribe of over 80,000 members moving toward the future with growing robustness and strength. Just like our tuupuna before us, we are voyagers and …

Waikato Tainui, Waikato or Tainui is a group of Māori iwi based in Waikato Region, in the western central region of New Zealand's North Island. It is part of the larger Tainui confederation of Polynesian settlers who arrived to New Zealand on the Tainui waka (migration canoe). The tribe is named after the Waikato River, which plays a large part in its history and culture. Pōtatau Te Wherowhero, the first Māori king, was a member of the Waikato hapu (sub-tribe) of N…

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Te Whakakitenga is the governance body that serves to protect and advance the collective interests of our iwi. Following the 1995 Waikato Raupatu Settlement, a governance …

Tribes of Tainui. The Waikato region is the home of many tribes that trace their ancestry back to the voyagers on the Tainui waka (canoe). This map shows the principal tribes, and their traditional territories, both within and …

Waikato Tainui, Hamilton, New Zealand. 26,412 likes · 121 talking about this · 339 were here. Ko Tainui te Waka Ko Taupiri te Maunga Ko Waikato te Awa Ko Potatau Te Wherowhero te Tangata Waikato