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Māori iwi (tribe) in Aotearoa New Zealand

Māori iwi in New Zealand
Ngāti Hako
Iwi (tribe) in Māoridom
Rohe (region)Hauraki

Ngāti Hako is a Māori iwi of New Zealand. The people of Ngāti Hako are acknowledged as the earliest settlers in the Hauraki region. Although Ngāti Hako endured long periods of conflict with the Marutūāhu peoples, they were never completely overcome. They have maintained a presence in Hauraki to the present day. Their origins are not known, but it is suggested that they belonged to the ancient Te Tini o Toi people, who were descendants of the Polynesian navigator Toitehuatahi.

The survival of Ngāti Hako through the period of Marutūāhu expansion was assisted by a strategic marriage. The high-born Ngāti Hako woman Ruawehea was married to Tamatera, the son of Marutūāhu. The special relationship between Ngāti Hako and the lands of Hauraki is recalled in their traditional call of welcome.

Haere mai, nau mai.
Haere mai, kuhu noa mai ki ngā hūhā o Ruawehea.

Come forth, welcome.
Come forth and enter the thighs of Ruawehea.

See also

List of iwi and hapū
Te Tai Tokerau
Tāmaki
Hauraki
Tainui
Tauranga Moana
Arawa Waka
Mātaatua
Te Tai Rāwhiti
Tākitimu
Hauāuru
Te Moana o Raukawa
Te Tau Ihu
Waipounamu
Rēkohu
Other
"‡" indicates iwi that are located in both the North and South Islands.


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