Te Rarawa
Encyclopedia
Te Rarawa is a Māori iwi
of Northland, New Zealand
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Iwi
In New Zealand society, iwi form the largest everyday social units in Māori culture. The word iwi means "'peoples' or 'nations'. In "the work of European writers which treat iwi and hapū as parts of a hierarchical structure", it has been used to mean "tribe" , or confederation of tribes,...
of Northland, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
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Prominent Te Rarawa
- Hector BusbyHector BusbyHector Busby is a Māori navigator and traditional ship builder in New Zealand...
, navigator and wakaWaka (canoe)Waka are Māori watercraft, usually canoes ranging in size from small, unornamented canoes used for fishing and river travel, to large decorated war canoes up to long...
(canoe or ship) builder. - Whina CooperWhina CooperDame Whina Cooper ONZ DBE , was born Hohewhina Te Wake, daughter of Heremia Te Wake of the Te Rarawa iwi, at Te Karaka, Hokianga,...
, woman of mana, teacher, storekeeper and community leader. - Mamari Stephens, Victoria University Wellington lecturer working on the first Māori legal dictionary.
- Meri Te Tai MangakahiaMeri Te Tai MangakahiaMeri Te Tai Mangakahia was a campaigner for women's suffrage in New Zealand.-Biography:Mangakahia was born in Lower Waihou near Panguru in the Hokianga valley...
, Maori suffragist.