| Ngāti Mahuta | |
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| Iwi (tribe) in Māoridom | |
| Rohe (region) | Waikato |
45km
30miles
Ngāti Mahuta is a sub-tribe (orhapū) of the Waikato tribe (oriwi) of Māori in the North Island of New Zealand. The territory (rohe) of Ngāti Mahuta is the Kawhia and Huntly areas of the Waikato region.[2][3]
Ngāti Mahuta is descended from Mahuta, whose father was Hekemaru.[4] Mahuta's paternal grandparents were Pikiao from the Te Arawa tribe, and Rereiao, a high-born Waikato woman descended from Whatihua.[5] After the Ngāti Mahuta ariki Wharetiperi and Tapaue conquered the Te Iranui people around 1700 AD,[6] Ngāti Mahuta settled around the fertile lands at the base of Mount Taupiri on the Waikato River.[7] Kaitotehe and nearby Mount Taupiri were Ngāti Mahuta's headquarters in early years.[5]
Pōtatau Te Wherowhero, the paramount chief of Ngāti Mahuta in his time, became the first Māori king.
There are 19 marae (meeting grounds) affiliated with Ngāti Mahuta. Most include a wharenui (meeting house).
There is 1 marae in Māngere affiliated with the iwi:
There are 3 marae near Te Kauwhata affiliated with the iwi:
There are 4 marae in and around the Huntly township affiliated with the iwi:
There are 3 marae in and around Ngāruawāhia and Taupiri affiliated with the iwi:
There is 1 marae near Te Awamutu affiliated with the iwi:
There are 3 marae around Aotea Harbour affiliated with the iwi:
There are 4 marae around Kawhia Harbour affiliated with the iwi:
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| Te Tai Tokerau |
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| Tāmaki |
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| Hauraki |
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| Tainui |
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| Tauranga Moana |
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| Arawa Waka |
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| Mātaatua |
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| Te Tai Rāwhiti |
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| Tākitimu |
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| Hauāuru |
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| Te Moana o Raukawa |
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| Te Tau Ihu |
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| Waipounamu |
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| Rēkohu |
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| Other |
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‡ Tribes that are located in both the North and South Island | |
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