Ngati Wai
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Ngāti Wai is a Māori iwi
of the east coast of the Northland Region of New Zealand
. Its historical area stretched from Cape Brett
in the north to Takatu Point on Tawharanui Peninsula
in the south and out to Great Barrier Island
, the Poor Knights Islands
and other offshore islands.
Descendants of Ngāti Wai include brothers Jim, Ian
and Winston Peters
, artist Shona Rapira Davies
, and writer Paula Morris.
In April 2006, Ngāti Wai sued the Department of Conservation over its handling of consultation issues in Northland regarding a marine reserve .
PETER Leigh DAVIES
SANDRA Leigh DAVIES
LISA Kate DAVIES
NICOLE Aleesha DAVIES
AMBER Sharon DAVIES
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 the east coast of the Northland Region 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...
. Its historical area stretched from Cape Brett
Cape Brett
Cape Brett is a promontory on the northern North Island coast in New Zealand. Located at the end of the Cape Brett Peninsula, the head extends north into the Pacific Ocean at the eastern end of the Bay of Islands....
in the north to Takatu Point on Tawharanui Peninsula
Tawharanui Peninsula
Tawharanui Peninsula is a finger of land projecting into the Hauraki Gulf from the east coast of the much larger North Auckland Peninsula of New Zealand. It separates Omaha Bay to the north from Kawau Bay and Kawau Island to the south...
in the south and out to Great Barrier Island
Great Barrier Island
Great Barrier Island is a large island of New Zealand, situated to the north-east of central Auckland in the outer Hauraki Gulf. With an area of it is the fourth-largest island of New Zealand's main chain of islands, with its highest point, Mount Hobson, rising...
, the Poor Knights Islands
Poor Knights Islands
The Poor Knights Islands are a group of islands off the east coast of the Northland Region of the North Island of New Zealand. They are located to the northeast of Whangarei, and lie offshore half way between Bream Head and Cape Brett. Uninhabited since the 1820s, they are a nature reserve and...
and other offshore islands.
Descendants of Ngāti Wai include brothers Jim, Ian
Ian Peters
Ian Peters was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.He represented the Tongariro electorate in Parliament from 1990 to 1993, when he was defeated by Mark Burton...
and Winston Peters
Winston Peters
Winston Raymond Peters is a New Zealand politician and leader of New Zealand First, a political party he founded in 1993. Peters has had a turbulent political career since entering Parliament in 1978. He served as Minister of Maori Affairs in the Bolger National Party Government before being...
, artist Shona Rapira Davies
Shona Rapira Davies
Shona Rapira Davies is a Great Barrier Island-based sculptor and painter of Ngati Wai Māori descent. She first studied at the Auckland College of Education, majoring in art, and later in Dunedin at Otago Polytechnic, graduating with a Diploma in Fine Arts in 1983...
, and writer Paula Morris.
In April 2006, Ngāti Wai sued the Department of Conservation over its handling of consultation issues in Northland regarding a marine reserve .
See also
- ist of Māori
PETER Leigh DAVIES
SANDRA Leigh DAVIES
LISA Kate DAVIES
NICOLE Aleesha DAVIES
AMBER Sharon DAVIES