| Te Ākitai Waiohua | |
|---|---|
| Iwi (tribe) in MÄoridom | |
 MÄngere Bridge suburb |
Te Ä€kitai Waiohua is a MÄori iwi of the southern part of the Auckland Region of New Zealand.
History
Te Ä€kitai Waiohua are descended from Kiwi TÄmaki, the grandson of Huakaiwaka, himself the ancestor of the Waiohua iwi, who lived in TÄmaki (the Auckland isthmus). [1] The name Te Ä€kitai commemorates Kiwi TÄmaki's uncle Huatau, who, in the early 18th century, died at sea in the Manukau Harbour and whose body was dashed up (Äki) by the sea (tai) on Puketutu Island. [2]
Kiwi TÄmaki was killed in battle with Te TaoÅ« hapÅ« (sub-tribe) of NgÄti WhÄtua in the mid-18th century. NgÄti WhÄtua settled in TÄmaki and the Waiohua retreated to Drury, PÅkeno, Kirikiri/ Papakura, Ramarama and other parts of South Auckland. In the 1780s Te Ä€kitai Waiohua re-established settlements at Wiri, PÅ«kaki and ÅŒtÄhuhu. [1] Kiwi TÄmaki had a surviving son named Rangimatoru, [3] who lived in South Auckland with NgÄ Oho, a hapÅ« of NgÄti WhÄtua ÅŒrÄkei formed by intermarriages between NgÄti WhÄtua and Waiohua people. [4] He died circa 1793, fighting alongside NgÄti Whatua in a war with Hauraki Gulf-based iwi NgÄti PÄoa, and was succeeded by his son Pepene te Tihi. [5] [4]
In the 1820s NgÄpuhi of Northland acquired muskets and attacked TÄmaki, leading the local tribes to retreat to the Waikato. In 1835 the tribes returned and Te Ä€kitai Waiohua resettled at PÅ«kaki, Papakura, Pukekiwiriki (near Papakura) and PÅkeno. [1]
Te Ä€kitai Waiohua became supporters of the MÄori King Movement when it arose in the 1850s. By 1861 the chiefs of Te Ä€kitai Waiohua were Pepene Te Tihi, grandson of Kiwi TÄmaki, and his son Ihaka Wirihana Takaanini. They lived at PÅ«kaki, MÄngere and Ramarama. Before the invasion of the Waikato by the colonial government, Ihaka Takaanini was accused of being a rebel. Tribal land at MÄngere was confiscated and Pepene Te Tihi, Ihaka, his wife and three children were arrested. Pepene, Ihaka and two of the children died in custody in 1863–1864. The surviving child, Te Wirihana Takaanini, became the chief of Te Ä€kitai Waiohua. [1]
Marae
The iwi's principal marae is PÅ«kaki Marae, which is in a rural area just south of the suburb of MÄngere on the Waokauri Creek, an inlet of the Manukau Harbour. [6] [7] They are also associated with Makaurau marae at Ihumatao, just south-west of MÄngere. [8]
Notable people
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Te Ä€kitai Waiohua (2015). "Cultural impact assessment by Te Ä€kitai Waiohua for Bremner Road Drury Special Housing Area" (PDF). Retrieved 10 August 2019 – via Auckland Council.
- ^ Fairfield, F. G. (1938). "Puketutu pa on Weekes' Island, Manukau Harbour". Journal of the Polynesian Society. 47 (187): 125. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ New Zealand Government; Te Ākitai Waiohua (12 November 2021). "Te Ākitai Waiohua and Te Ākitai Waiohua Settlement Trust and the Crown: Deed of Settlement of Historical Claims" (PDF). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ a b Ballara, Angela (2003). "TÄmaki-makau-rau (Auckland isthmus)". Taua: 'musket wars', 'land wars' or tikanga?: warfare in Maori society in the early nineteenth century. Auckland: Penguin. pp. 206–234. ISBN 9780143018896.
- ^ NgÄti Te Ata Waiohua (December 2012). "Redoubt Road – Mill Road Corridor Project - Appendix I - Maori Values Assessment" (PDF). Auckland Council. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "Te Ä€kitai Waiohua". Te KÄhui MÄngai. Te Puni KÅkiri. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- ^ "PÅ«kaki". MÄori Maps. Te Potiki National Trust. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- ^ "Makaurau". MÄori Maps. Te Potiki National Trust. Retrieved 20 August 2019.