NgĀti Whitikaupeka
Kaupeka Ki Runga, Kaupeka Ki Raro, Kui, Kui, Whiti Whiti Ora E
Pepeha
Ko Aorangi te maunga
Ko Moawhango Rahi te awa
Ko Mōkai Pātea te rohe potae
Ko Moawhango me Te Riu o Puanga ngā marae
Ko Ngāti Whitikaupeka te iwi Hapū
Hapū
Ngāti Tautahi
Ngāi Te Upokoiri (Whitikaupeka)
Ngāti Honomōkai (Whitikaupeka)
Ngāti Whiti Tama
Ngāti Whiti Tūturu
Ngāti Whiti-Hauiti
About Ngāti Whitikaupeka
Ngāti Whitikaupeka are descended from Whitikaupeka who in turn was descended from Ruaehu, one of the sons of Tamatea Pōkai Whenua by his wife Kahukare.
Tamatea Pōkai Whenua named many places and brought a number of mōkai to the Mōkai Pātea rohe and beyond.
Another tupuna (great-grandfather)of Whitikaupeka was Punua who is usually attributed with settling in Mōkai Pātea and it was he who brought the Atua – Kahukura to Mōkai Pātea.
Whitikaupeka consolidated his rights in Mōkai Pātea by take tupuna and ringakaha and these were re-enforced by his marriage to Haumoetahanga of Ngāi Te Ohuake and Ngāti Whatumāmoa.
Ngāti Whitikaupeka established many pā and kainga in consolidating their rohe and were called upon periodically to defend the rohe from other iwi including Tuwharetoa, Kahungunu and Whanganui. This they did successfully in that they were able in most cases to turn these disputes into later alliances often by intermarriage.
For more information about Ngāti Whitikaupeka follow the button link below to the Mōkai Pātea Waitangi Claims website.
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