Ngāti Whātua is a Māori iwi of the lower Northland Peninsula of New Zealand's North Island. It comprises a confederation of five hapū interconnected both by ancestry and by association over time: Te U

The battle of Moremonui was fought between Ngāti Whātua and Ngāpuhi, two Māori iwi, in northern New Zealand in 1807 or 1808. The Ngāpuhi force had a few muskets, making this the first occasion Māori u