As a result, the three volcanic peaks south of Lake Taupō became Tongariro National Park in 1894. In 1887 Horonuku Te Heuheu signed a deed with the government. Te Ponanga saddle between Lake Taupand Lake Rotoairais named for an incident in her life. The Ngti Twharetoa tribal territory is in the central North Island, around the Lake Taup water catchment area. She is the ancestor of the Ngti Hinemihi hapuof Ngti Twharetoa. Tongariro won, and the others fled west, north and east, where they stand today. Hinemihiwas a Maoriwoman of Ngti Awafrom Whakatanein the Bay of Plenty, who married T-te-tawhof Ngti Twharetoafrom the southern part of Lake Taup, New Zealand. Ngati Turangitukua Environment Committee, WRP98-111 Ngati Karauia Hapu. Hinemihiwas a Maoriwoman of Ngti Awafrom Whakatanein the Bay of Plenty, who married T-te-tawhof Ngti Twharetoafrom the southern part of Lake Taup, New Zealand. They fought for the affections of the beautiful mountain Pīhanga. should be approved by the iwi concerned (Tuwharetoa Maori Trust Board, WRP98-182. Since then the Te Heuheu family has provided the tribe’s paramount chiefs.Īccording to tradition, there were once four mountains in the centre of the North Island: Tongariro, Taranaki (Mt Egmont), Tauhara and Pūtauaki (Mt Edgecumbe). His family took the name Te Heuheu from a māheuheu shrub which once hid a family burial place.
At the end of the 18th century the warrior Herea became recognised as the paramount chief. Tūwharetoa’s sons established the tribe’s authority in the Taupō region. This handsome leader married three times and attracted many beautiful women. He was famed as a warrior, carver and scholar. The tribe takes its name from Tūwharetoa, a 16th-century chief who lived near Kawerau. His name has been given to many landmarks, including the Aratiatia rapids (the stairway of Tia). Another ancestor from the Te Arawa was the explorer, Tia. After warming himself with a basket of fire, he threw it onto the mountain and created the hot springs known as Ketetahi (meaning ‘one basket’). Ngātoroirangi nearly lost his life while climbing the chilly slopes of Mt Tongariro. But in the 1900s, trout were introduced to the lake, and have almost destroyed the native species.Īrriving in the Te Arawa canoe, the high priest Ngātoroirangi travelled south from Maketū and claimed land that became Ngāti Tūwharetoa’s ancestral home. Crayfish, whitebait, fish and eels were once plentiful in the lakes and rivers. Ngāti Tūwharetoa's traditional lands are around Lake Taupō.
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