Maniapoto
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Maniapoto was a Māori rangatira of Ngāti Raukawa in the Tainui tribal confederation from the Waikato region, New Zealand, and the founding ancestor of the Ngāti Maniapoto iwi.
A mature kahikatea tree.
A rātā tree in flower.
Hīnau tree.
Kiekie vines climbing a tree.
Rereahu
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Rereahu was a Māori rangatira of Ngāti Raukawa in the Tainui tribal confederation from the Waikato region, New Zealand. He probably lived in the first half of the seventeenth century. He is the ancest
Maniapoto
…of the Ngāti Maniapoto iwi. Initially, he based himself at Waiponga in the Mohoao-nui swamp, near modern Ōtorohanga. After the death of his father, Rereahu, he defeated his older half-brother, Te Ihinga-a-rangi, in a battle for pre-eminence. He based himself in the region of modern Te Kūiti for a time…
Mamaku ('black tree fern') frond.