Te Arawa

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For the canoe from Māori tradition, see Arawa (canoe).

Te Arawa is a confederation of Māori iwi and hapu (tribes and sub-tribes) based in the Rotorua and Bay of Plenty areas of New Zealand, with a population of around 40,000. The history of the Te Arawa people is inextricably linked to the Arawa canoe. The iwi and hapu that constitute Te Arawa include Ngati Whakaue, Ngati Rangiteaorere, Ngati Pikiao, Ngati Makino, Ngati Rangitihi, Ngati Rangiwewehi, Tapuika, Waitaha, Ngati Ngararanui, Ngati Rongomai, Ngati Tahu, Ngati Whaoa, Ngati Tarawhai, Ngati Te Roro o Te Rangi, Ngati Kea Ngati Tuara, Ngati Tura-Ngati Te Ngakau, Ngati Uenukukopako, and Tuhourangi Ngati Wahiao.

The Te Arawa tribes have a close historical interest in the lakes around Rotorua. Many were killed in the Mt Tarawera eruption of 1886.

The iwi chose to negotiate directly with the New Zealand government over their historical grievances, bypassing the Waitangi Tribunal. A series of negotiations has resulted in several settlements of their various claims, the largest of which are the settlement relating to the 14 lakes, signed in December 2004[1], and the settlement for all the historical claims of a cluster of Te Arawa iwi and hapu signed on 30 September 2006. The Government apologised to Te Arawa for breaches of the Treaty, and paid $36 million in compensation, including up to 500 km² of Crown forest land, as well as 19 areas of special significance, including the Whakarewarewa Thermal Springs Reserve. [2]

[edit] External links

Te Arawa website

v • d • e List of Māori iwi

North Island	Muaupoko • Ngā Rauru (a.k.a Ngāti Rauru, Nga Rauru) • Ngāriki Kaiputahi (a.k.a Ngā Ariki) • Ngā Ruahine • Ngā Ruanui • Ngāi Tai (a.k.a. Ngāti Tai, Ngāi Tai, Ngā Tai) • Ngāi Takoto • Ngāi Tāmanuhiri (a.k.a. Ngāti Tāmanuhiri) • Ngāi Te Rangi • Ngāi Tūhoe • Ngā Puhi (a.k.a. Ngāpuhi) • Ngāpuhi ki Whaingaroa •Ngā Ruanui • Ngāti Ākarana • Ngāti Awa • Ngāti Hako • Ngāti Hau • Ngāti Haua • Ngāti Hauiti • Ngāti Hei • Ngāti Huia • Ngāti Kahu • Ngāti Kahungunu • Ngāti Kurī • Ngāti Mahuta • Ngāti Manawa • Ngāti Maniapoto• Ngāti Maru • Ngāti Mutunga • Ngāti Paoa • Ngāti Pikiao † • Ngāti Poneke • Ngāti Porou • Ngāti Pūkenga • Ngāti Pūkenga ki Waiau • Ngāti Rāhiri Tumutumu • Ngāti Ranginui † • Ngāti Rangiteaorere † • Ngāti Rangitihi † • Ngāti Rangiwewehi • Ngāti Raukawa • Ngāti Ruanui • Ngāti Ruapani • Ngāti Tahu † • Ngāti Tama‡ • Ngāti Tamaterā • Ngāti Tara Tokanui • Ngāti Te Ata • Ngāti Toa/Ngāti Toarangatira • Ngāti Tutekohe • Ngāti Tūwharetoa• Ngāti Wai • Ngāti Whakaue • Ngāti Whānaunga • Ngāti Whare • Ngāti Whātua • Pakakohi • Patukirikiri • Poutini • Rongowhakaata • Ngāti Rongomaiwahine • Tangahoe • Tapuika • Taranaki • Tarawhai † • Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti • Te Aitanga-a-Mahaki • Te Arawa • Te Āti Haunui-a-Paparangi • Te Āti Awa‡ (a.k.a. Āti Awa) • Te Aupōuri • Te Kawerau • Te Rarawa • Te Roroa • Te Uri-o-Hau • Te Whakatōhea • Te Whānau-ā-Apanui • Tuhourangi † • Uenuku-Kopako † • Tainui (a.k.a. Waikato (iwi))

South Island	Ngāi Tahu (a.k.a. Kāi Tahu) • Kāti Mamoe (a.k.a. Ngāti Mamoe) • Waitaha • Ngāti Apa • Ngāti Koata • Ngāti Kuia • Ngāti Rarua • Ngāti Tama‡ • Te Āti Awa‡ • Rangitāne

Chatham Islands	Moriori (Moriori are usually considered a distinct people from the Maori)

‡ Tribes that are located in both the North and South Island † Te Arawa