Ngāti Kurī

This article is about the Northland iwi. For the hapū of Ngāi Tahu, see Ngai Tahu.
Ngāti Kurī
Iwi of New Zealand

Rohe (location) Northland
Waka (canoe) Kurahaupō
Population 4,841[1]

Ngāti Kurī is a Māori iwi from Northland, New Zealand. The iwi is one of the six Muriwhenua iwi of the far north of the North Island.

Ngāti Kurī trace their ancestry to Pōhurihanga, the captain of the waka Kurahaupō.[2] Kurī means dog in Māori.

Te Reo Irirangi o Te Hiku o Te Ika, an iwi radio station, serves Ngāti Kurī and other Muriwhenua tribes of the Far North. It broadcasts a main station on 97.1 FM, an urban contemporary station Sunshine FM on 104.3 FM and a youth-oriented station Tai FM.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 'Ngāti Kurī Rohe (Tribal Area)', Te Kāhui Māngai: Directory of Iwi and Māori Organisations, website published by Te Puni Kōkiri, retrieved 3 July 2008.
  2. ↑ Rawiri Taonui. 'Muriwhenua tribes', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 4-Apr-2008, retrieved 3 July 2008.
  3. ↑ "Kaitaia". Welcome to the Radio Vault. New Zealand: The Radio Vault. 23 July 2009. Archived from the original on 27 August 2009. Retrieved 12 June 2015.

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