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This Iwi is Ngāti Whakaue from Te Arawa, Rotorua and is one of the main Sub-Iwi in the area

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Te Arawa E:

A ha Te Arawa e!

A ha Te Arawa e!

Ko te whakaariki!

Ko te whakaariki!

Tukua mai ki a piri, tukua mai ki a tata

Kia eke mai i runga ki te paepae poto a Houmaitawhiti!

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The meaning behind this item was that it was a chant used by Te Arawa when they would go into battle to warn any enemies in the area that Te Arawa was coming. Houmaitawhiti was also recognised in this Haka as he was the father of Tama-Te-Kapua, who is the Tupuna for Te Arawa and the Chief that led the Te Arawa Waka to Roturua

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Uia mai koia

Whakahuatia ake
Ko wai te waka nei e?
Te Arawa!
Ko wai te tohunga o runga?
Ko Ngatoro-i-rangi! Ko Ngatoro-i-rangi!

Whakakau Tainui Hei!
Whakakau Mataatua Hei!
Whakakau Tokomaru Hei!
Ka ū Te Arawa ki Maketu Pakia!

Ko Tama-te-kapua te tangata o runga
Me awhi o ringa ki te ruahine
A Ngatoro-i-rangi
Nāna i noho te kei o te waka
Aue! Aue!
Ka raru koe ‘Toro e

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Te Kapa Haka o Ngāti Whakaue first competed at Te Matatini in 2019 after qualifying for the first time at the 2018 Te Arawa Regionals.

Since then, Te Kapa Haka o Ngāti Whakaue has placed 2nd equal in the 2023 Matatini competition, along with Whangara Mai Tawhiti and continue to perform at a high level moving forward.

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Te Kapa Haka o Ngati Whakaue | Te Matatini 2023 | Waiata ā ringa

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Te Papaiouru Marae is the main Marae of Ngāti Whakaue and is where the Tupuna of Te Arawa, Tama-te-kapua's whakapapa leads back to.

This Marae is dedicated only to hold major tangi's of people of importance in Te Arawa, as well as welcoming visitors like the crown into Rotorua. Because of this, it is very rare that people are allowed to walk inside the whare and hold services at the Marae, as it holds a cultural significance for all of Te Arawa.

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Te Papa-i-Ouru marae is located within the papakainga of Ōhinemutu on the lakefront of Rotorua City. 6 hapu of Ngāti Whakaue are associated with Ngāti Te Papa-i-Ouru marae and are collectively known as Te Koromatua o Ngāti Whakaue. This marae has existed on the same site for over 600 years and takes its name from the geothermal warmed slab of rock concealed in the area. Te Papa-i-Ouru remains the paramount meeting place of all of Te Arawa for all major functions. The whare tipuna is named Tamatekapua after the captain of Te Arawa, the waka that sailed from Taputapuatea (Ra’iatea) to Maketu over 20 generations ago. The wharekai is called Whakatūria after Tama’s younger brother who remained in Ra’iatea with his father Houmaitawhiti. Tamatekapua meeting house was first opened in 1872, Some of the carvings originated from the first Tamatekapua, built on Mokoia Island c. 1800.

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Ko Ngongotaha tōku Maunga.

Mt Ngongotaha is a significant Maunga in the area of Ngati Whakaue as it is home to various different places such as Skyline Skyrides, Nature Tracks as well as a Ngāti Whakaue Urupa named Pukepoto, which is strictly reserved for immediate whanau only. This is a sacred and special Maunga for our whanau just as much as others who take in the breath-taking views from on the Maunga along the walking tracks.

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New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu Taonga

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Mt Ngongotahā rises above Rotorua city. Its name is linked to the explorer Īhenga, who was offered a drink of water by a patupaiarehe woman at the top of the mountain. He named it Ngongotahā (‘drink from a calabash’).

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St Faiths Anglican Church is a very treasured church in the Ngati Whakaue Area due to where it is positioned. This is because it is where the cemetery of all the Maori Battalion Missionaries lies as well as Te Papaiouru Marae which is part of the reason that it stands there. This is because when it was built, the tinted panes at the back of the church line up with Lake Rotorua so that an image of Jesus can be seen standing upon the lake as you look through the windows, along with Maori weaving and patterns across the walls that symbolised the relationship between the British who were there at the time and the people of Te Arawa.

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St Faith’s Church, Rotorua New Zealand. 1,011 likes · 1 talking about this. St faiths Church has been free to enter for 100 years. Sadly that has now changed. Entry is by donation. Tour operators and…