Te Arawa

This article is about the confederation of Māori tribes. For the ancient Māori canoe, see Arawa (canoe). For the Rotorua radio station, see Te Arawa FM.

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 who trace their ancestry to Te Arawa waka or canoe. Formerly known as Nga-rakau-tapu-a-Atuamatua, Te Arawa canoe takes its name from the red shark it resembled as it was descending into a whirlpool upon its migration to Aotearoa from its homeland, Rangiatea. The captain of the canoe was Tamatekapua, and its principal tohunga(priest) was Ngatoroirangi.

Te Arawa FM is the radio station of Te Arawa iwi, including Ngāti Pikiao, Tūhourangi and Ngāti Whakaue. It was established in the early 1980s and became a charitable entity in November 1990.[1] The station underwent a major transformation in 1993, becoming Whanau FM.[2] One of the station's frequencies was taken over by Mai FM in 1998; the other became Pumanawa FM before later reverting to Te Arawa FM.[3] It is available on 89.0 FM in Rotorua..[4]

History

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 Uenukukōpako, Tūhourangi, Ngati Wahiao Ngati Manawa, and Ngati Tuwharetoa.

The Te Arawa tribes have a close historical interest in the lakes around Rotorua.

Many Te Arawa men fought for the Colonial Government in the New Zealand land wars that occurred in the mid-19th century in the North Island of New Zealand.

Perhaps in part for this reason 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,[5] 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.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "About Te Arawa". Te Arawa Online. Te Arawa Communications. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Major transformation for Te Arawa iwi radio station" (14). Kia Hiwa Ra. September 1993. p. 8.
  3. ↑ "Rotorua". Welcome to the Radio Vault. New Zealand: The Radio Vault. 18 January 2009. Archived from the original on 15 April 2009. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Iwi Radio Coverage" (PDF). maorimedia.co.nz. Māori Media Network. 2007. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  5. ↑ http://nz01.terabyte.co.nz/ots/DocumentLibrary/TeArawaLakesSettlementSummary.pdf
  6. ↑ Stokes, Jon (30 September 2006). "$200m treaty deal makes tribe 'a force'". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 19 November 2011.

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