Waikato Tainui | |
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Māori tribal government | |
| Tribe established | ~1350 |
| Māori King proclaimed | 1858 |
| Exiled to King Country | 1863 |
| Te Whakakitenga o Waikato (previously Te Kauhanganui) founded | 1889/1890 |
| Capital | Ngāruawāhia |
| Marae | 68 marae |
| Government | |
| • Body | Te Whakakitenga o Waikato |
| • Māori King | Tuheitia |
| • Executive Chair | Parekawhia Mclean |
| Area * | |
| • Total | 8,046 km2 (5,000 sq mi) |
| Population (2018)* | |
| • Total | 84,030 |
| • Density | 10/km2 (17/sq mi) |
| Time zone | NZST |
| Website | http://waikatotainui.com/?id=1 |
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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.[1] 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.[2][3]
Pōtatau Te Wherowhero, the first Māori king, was a member of the Ngāti Mahuta hapu (sub-tribe) of Waikato iwi, and his descendants have succeeded him. The king movement is based at Tūrangawaewae marae (meeting place) in Ngāruawāhia.[3]
The Waikato-Tainui iwi comprises 33 hapū (sub-tribes) and 68 marae (family groupings), with around an estimated population of 84,030 tribal members who affiliate to Waikato-Tainui.[4] Hamilton City is now the tribe's largest population centre, but Ngāruawāhia remains the tribe's historical centre and modern capital.
This is how the iwi describes its origins and tribal area:
Ko Waikato te awa |
Waikato is the river |
- ^ a b "Official website of Waikato Tainui". waikatotainui.com. Waikato Tainui. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ "Te Puni Kōkiri iwi profile". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri, New Zealand Government. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ a b Royal, Te Ahukaramū Charles. "Te Ara iwi profile". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ "Waikato Tainui Registration". www.tfaforms.com. Retrieved 2023-02-01.