Ngāti Whātua-o-Ōrākei

Ngāti Whātua-o-Ōrākei or Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei is an Auckland-based Māori hapū (sub-tribe) in New Zealand.^[1] Together with Te Uri-o-Hau, Te Roroa and Te Taoū, it comprises the iwi (tribe) of Ngāti Whātua. The four hapū can act together or separately as independent tribes.^[1][2] The hapu's rohe (tribal area) is mostly in Tāmaki Makaurau, the site of present-day Auckland.

Ngāti Whātua descends from the ancestor Tuputupuwhenua (also known as Tumutumuwhenua). The iwi traces its arrival in New Zealand to the Māhuhu-ki-te-rangi canoe, which landed north of the Kaipara Harbour. They also descend from ancestors who migrated from Muriwhenua in the Far North and intermarried with the tribes in Ngāti Whātua's territory.^[2]

Ake 1179 is the official station of Ngāti Whātua, but is not officially part of the iwi radio network.^[3] It broadcasts on 1179 AM in Auckland, and features a combination of urban contemporary music and traditional storytelling.^[4]

In the 1970s Ngāti Whātua-o-Ōrākei played a leading role in a dispute over vacant land at Bastion Point, east of the Auckland city centre, adjoining the suburb of Orakei. The land, which the New Zealand government had acquired cheaply for public works many decades before, largely reverted to the tribe after a long occupation and passive resistance. The hapu runs Ōrākei Marae.^[5][6]

References

External links

• Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua
• Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei
• Ngāti Whātua, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand
• Orakei resource kit, Waitangi Tribunal