Ngai Tupoto Marae
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MARAE CONTACTSChairperson
Louis Brown Phone: 09-405 5743 Marae Delegate to Te Runanga o Te Rarawa
Wendy Henwood Phone: 09-405 7857 Email: tirairaka@vodafone.co.nz Marae Delegate to Te Runanga o Te Rarawa
Mina Neho Phone land: 09 405 5444 Email: zavdelkhe@xtra.co.nz |
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History of the Hapu and Marae
The hapu of Ngai Tupoto today is centred around Motukaraka, Te Huahua and Tapuwae in the North Hokianga. A part of the iwi of Te Rarawa, the rohe runs from Kohatuhaohao around from Rangiora (the Narrows) where we join with our whanaunga, the hapu of Te Ihutai, and Tautehere where we join with Ngati Tamatea of Motuti and Ngati Manawa of Panguru. Ngai Tupoto's rohe is further defined by the maunga Rakautapu at Paponga.
Ngai Tupoto ki Motukaraka Hapu
The hapu name is derived not just from our ancestor, Tupoto, as many hapu in Hokianga, Te Rarawa, and Ngapuhi descend from Tupoto. Ngai Tupoto ki Motukaraka derive the name from the coming together of the whakapapa of Tupoto's two wives, Kauae and Tawakeiti. Ngai Tupoto includes Ngati Here. Today the people of Ngai Tupoto who have maintained ahika descend from a number of lines. Due to inter-marriage and outward migration many of these lines of tatai are hard to separate.
Most of the whanau that affiliate to Motukaraka today descend from Te Uruti, Rameka and Hoana, Hua and Ruu, Whatiia and Te Raumahi, Te Tihi and Te Huinga; Pero and Rangitinia, Huiwhara; Ipu and Pukerewa; and Hemo and Rewi Puhi.
Te Uruti was the father of Hoani Te Uruti who married Erina of Ngai Tupoto. There are numerous descendants of the Hoani whanau today. Rameka, married Hoana and their grandson Hone Rameka married Rora the daughter of Hoani Te Uruti. There are numerous descendants of the Rameka whanau among Ngai Tupoto today. Hua married Ruu and their daughter is Ngahuia, who is the ancestress of the Hare or Harris whanau.
Another primary line of Ngai Tupoto whakapapa comes from the descendants of Te Wehi, through his grandson Haumia. Whatiia and Te Raumahi, Huiwhara and Pero, and Te Tihi and Te Huinga are Tupuna of the line that comes down to the Pairama and Gundry whanau. Pero and Ipu are also from this line but were grandsons of Pukehaka. Pero and Rangitinia, and Ipu and Pukerewa are tupuna to the Pairama and Hapeta whanau. Pukehaka is a brother of Te Atau grandmother of Ngahuia.
Rewi Puhi also descends from Te Wehi; and Hemo, daughter of Kuauau, from Te Wehi's brother Te Ahinui. They are the tupuna of the Rewi or Davis whanau.
Te Uruti, Hua, Whatiia, Pero and Ipu all signed the Treaty of Waitangi on 12th February, 1840 at Mangunu.
The principle whanau of Ngai Tupoto today include Hoani, Rameka, Pairama, Harris, Hancy, Young, Waata, Ngapera, Lundon, Davis (Rewi), Brown (Paraone), Smith and Gundry.
The marae at Motukaraka is known as Ngai Tupoto, and formerly was referred to as Te Iringa o Tupoto, referring to the considerable number of descendants of Tupoto. There has been a whare on the site of the current marae since 1855. The new complex built in the early 1960s is called Ngahuia in honour of one of our tupuna whaea.
Ngai Tupoto vigorously asserted mana whenua status when pakeha settlement began and was in dispute with the Crown and a settler McDonnell, as early as 1844. When the Native Land Court was established this continued and Ngai Tupoto people were granted title to land at Tapuwae, Tautehere, Te Huahua and Motukaraka. The majority of this land has been retained.
Ngai Tupoto whanau have occupied the area continuously for nearly 20 generations and while many hapu members have married into other hapu and iwi there have always been several hundred living, working and farming within the rohe, or nearby Kohukohu or Rawene. Large numbers of whanau moved to the cities from the late 1940s, but a trend of returning started from the late 1970s and today there are more than 200 hapu members living locally.
Ngai Tupoto ki Motukaraka Hapu
The hapu name is derived not just from our ancestor, Tupoto, as many hapu in Hokianga, Te Rarawa, and Ngapuhi descend from Tupoto. Ngai Tupoto ki Motukaraka derive the name from the coming together of the whakapapa of Tupoto's two wives, Kauae and Tawakeiti. Ngai Tupoto includes Ngati Here. Today the people of Ngai Tupoto who have maintained ahika descend from a number of lines. Due to inter-marriage and outward migration many of these lines of tatai are hard to separate.
Most of the whanau that affiliate to Motukaraka today descend from Te Uruti, Rameka and Hoana, Hua and Ruu, Whatiia and Te Raumahi, Te Tihi and Te Huinga; Pero and Rangitinia, Huiwhara; Ipu and Pukerewa; and Hemo and Rewi Puhi.
Te Uruti was the father of Hoani Te Uruti who married Erina of Ngai Tupoto. There are numerous descendants of the Hoani whanau today. Rameka, married Hoana and their grandson Hone Rameka married Rora the daughter of Hoani Te Uruti. There are numerous descendants of the Rameka whanau among Ngai Tupoto today. Hua married Ruu and their daughter is Ngahuia, who is the ancestress of the Hare or Harris whanau.
Another primary line of Ngai Tupoto whakapapa comes from the descendants of Te Wehi, through his grandson Haumia. Whatiia and Te Raumahi, Huiwhara and Pero, and Te Tihi and Te Huinga are Tupuna of the line that comes down to the Pairama and Gundry whanau. Pero and Ipu are also from this line but were grandsons of Pukehaka. Pero and Rangitinia, and Ipu and Pukerewa are tupuna to the Pairama and Hapeta whanau. Pukehaka is a brother of Te Atau grandmother of Ngahuia.
Rewi Puhi also descends from Te Wehi; and Hemo, daughter of Kuauau, from Te Wehi's brother Te Ahinui. They are the tupuna of the Rewi or Davis whanau.
Te Uruti, Hua, Whatiia, Pero and Ipu all signed the Treaty of Waitangi on 12th February, 1840 at Mangunu.
The principle whanau of Ngai Tupoto today include Hoani, Rameka, Pairama, Harris, Hancy, Young, Waata, Ngapera, Lundon, Davis (Rewi), Brown (Paraone), Smith and Gundry.
The marae at Motukaraka is known as Ngai Tupoto, and formerly was referred to as Te Iringa o Tupoto, referring to the considerable number of descendants of Tupoto. There has been a whare on the site of the current marae since 1855. The new complex built in the early 1960s is called Ngahuia in honour of one of our tupuna whaea.
Ngai Tupoto vigorously asserted mana whenua status when pakeha settlement began and was in dispute with the Crown and a settler McDonnell, as early as 1844. When the Native Land Court was established this continued and Ngai Tupoto people were granted title to land at Tapuwae, Tautehere, Te Huahua and Motukaraka. The majority of this land has been retained.
Ngai Tupoto whanau have occupied the area continuously for nearly 20 generations and while many hapu members have married into other hapu and iwi there have always been several hundred living, working and farming within the rohe, or nearby Kohukohu or Rawene. Large numbers of whanau moved to the cities from the late 1940s, but a trend of returning started from the late 1970s and today there are more than 200 hapu members living locally.