Ngati Tamatera
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Ngāti Tamaterā is a Māori iwi
of New Zealand
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a major tribe within the Marutūahu confederation whose leaders have been prominent in Hauraki
history and Marutūahu tribal affairs.http://www.teara.govt.nz/NewZealanders/MaoriNewZealanders/MarutuahuTribes/2/en
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 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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a major tribe within the Marutūahu confederation whose leaders have been prominent in Hauraki
Hauraki
Hauraki is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It is under the local governance of the North Shore City Council.The population was 5,631 in the 2006 Census, an increase of 261 from 2001.-Education:...
history and Marutūahu tribal affairs.http://www.teara.govt.nz/NewZealanders/MaoriNewZealanders/MarutuahuTribes/2/en