NgĀi Te OHUAKE
He Tawhito te ra e tu nei, He Tai e kato ana aku waewae
The ancient sun stands, the tide washing my feet
Pepeha
Ko Aorangi te maunga
Ko Rangitīkei te awa
Ko Mōkai Pātea te rohe pōtae
Ko Mōkai te papakāinga
Ko Ngāi Te Ohuake te iwi
Hapū
Ngāti Tamakorako
Ngāti Paki
Ngāti Honomōkai
Ngāti Hinemanu
Ngāti Hau
Ngāti Te Ngaruru
About Ngāi Te Ohuake
Ngāi Te Ohuake is settled within the Mōkai Pātea rohe, between the Rangitīkei and Ngaruroro rivers. The people descend from Nuku te aio of Ngāti Whatumāmoa and Te Ohuake of Te Aitanga a Rongomaitara. This whakapapa is woven into the waters of the Rangitīkei. Currently, registered membership is approximately 1500.
Ngāi Te Ohuake is one of the older iwi names of the Mōkai Pātea rohe and many hapū and whanau are descended from this eponymous tupuna. Te Ohuake himself is descended from Kahungunu, one of the sons of Tamatea Pōkai Whenua by his wife Iwipupu.
Te Ohuake was the son of Rongomaipuku and his wife Hine Te Rangi who were both of Te Hika a Rongomaitara.
Te Ohuake married Nukuteaio who was a descendant of Whatumāmoa and a sister of Tūpakihi and Tūwharaukiekie and so this was one of the earliest marriages to cement the ties between the Ngāti Whatumāmoa and the incoming descendants of Tamatea.
For more information about Ngāi Te Ohuake follow the button link below to the Mōkai Pātea Waitangi Claims website.
Tama Wipaki
Kiwi repatriation to Mōkai Pātea
Join us as Tama Wipaki and Trustee Richard Steedman discuss the kiwi repatriation process to the Mōkai Pātea rohe. This video highlights our mahi to connect with our whenua and the importance of protecting the environment and those that inhabit it.
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