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Letter from Nga Hapu o Hinewhaki to Henare Matua and committee
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Tau Tohutoro | Reference NoHM00054Rā | Date1873/08/26Mai I Te Wāhi | PlaceTe WairoaMai I Te Tangata | FromNga Hapu o HinewhakiKi Te Tangata | ToHenare MatuaNgā Tāngata | Names in letter Erihi WhakinaKarauria Te IwiroriAhipene TamaitimateKeita HamanaRopata KowhiriTe Retiu HimokoRopitini TariKerehi WahapangoUrupeni HamanuAteraita PeteraPoihipi TokatutahiTe Kune PakukuHirini RakauWatene TonomataPakuku TiakiwaiRaniera TamaiwaeaPetera WhakahoroRetimana KaukauTaraipine WhakinaPiripi AwahouRawinia ApiranaEpeniha TauraPatara KaihueTe Teira KoaraEruera Te WhetuHeihei KarihukaKopapa WataPeta HapeParamaete HaereTera TawhiriTepora MakiKiri KaihueRiria MaramaTe Kihi KaihoteManaena TamateheuTuruhira KiuTe Paea TeokiekieEpeniha PonaTeka PakiteaPeti HieMakere HaereMihi KarauriaPaora NgananaTe Aorere HamanaTe Waata KarihukaTipene WarangiaMarara TakuHenare MihingareTiopira KaukauRawira NgaitaiKingi KaihueWikitoria MapunaWiriata KaihateMiriama TauKomiti RapukeHunia TokatutahiParaone AhiroreHemaima TuhiMakara KopuErami KaihueHoani NgararaHohi HingekinoRutene TahakaingiRutene TereiKaupapa | SubjectPetihana; PetitionReta; Correspondence
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Wāhi | PlaceHinewhakiTe WairoaTe UhiTe PoharuTe WaikereruTe WhinauTupurupuruParaumuTe WhakapuniNgahoreWhakaahurauKohikohinga | CollectionTuhinga ā-ringaHapūNgati RakaiNgati KirihotoNgati MatangirauNgai Te Ao MakaNgati WhakangaroNgai TamahaNgai Te ApatariNgati WaipaNgati PotauaNgati KautukuNgati ManukaNgati HinewaiNgati HineakaNgai Te RangituanuiNgati MakarekareNgai TataiNgai Te KakingaNgati WaiahaNgai Te RakatoNgai TiakiwaiNgai Te HikiNgai Te PakingaNgati Keru
Tu-hinga / Whakamāoritanga | Transcript / Translation
Tu-hinga | TranscriptTranscript: Hinewhaki, Wairoa, Nama 1, Nama tu 2 Akuhata 26 1873 Kia henare matua me te komiti nui o Nuitireni me te ture me te Paremata hoki e hoa ma he whenua karauna karati tenei ko te hiahia o te iwi nui tonu kia uru ki runga ki te pihi te iwi nui tonu Ko nga rohe tenei ka timata te tuatahi ko Te Uhi rere atu ki Te Poharu ka piki Te Waikereru ka heke ki raro Te Whinau rere atu ki Tupurupuru rere atu ki Paraumu ka whati ki te tonga rere atu ki Te Whakapuni rere atu ki Ngahore rere atu ki Whakaahurau ka whati ki te tonga o tera rere atu ki nga parihoro whakamau ki te uhi ka timata tenei i nga ingoa o nga hapu Ngati Rakai - Erihi Whakina; Ngati Kirihoto - Karauria Te Iwirori; Ngati Matangirau - Ahipene Tamaitimate; Ngai Te Ao Maka - Keita Hamana; Ngati Whakangaro - Ropata Kowhiri; Ngai Tamaha - Te Retiu Himoko; Ngai Te Apatari - Ropitini Tari; Ngati Waipa - Kerehi Wahapango; Ngati Potaua - Urupeni Hamanu; Ngati Kautuku - Ateraita Petera; Ngati Manuka - Poihipi Tokatutahi; Ngati Hinewai - Te Kune Pakuku; Ngati Hineaka - Hirini Rakau; Ngai Te Rangituanui - Watene Tonomata; Ngati Makarekare - Pakuku Tiakiwai; Ngai Tatai - Raniera Tamaiwaea; Ngai Te Kakinga - Petera Whakahoro:
Ngai Te Apatari - Retimana Kaukau; Ngati Waiaha - Taraipine Whakina; Ngai Te Rakato - Piripi Awahou; Ngai Tiakiwai: Rawinia Apirana;
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Ngai Te Hiki - Epeniha Taura; Ngai Te Pakinga - Patara Kaihue; Ngati Keru - Te Teira Koara. Ka timata nei i te iwi nui tonu Eruera Te Whetu:
Heihei Karihuka; Kopapa Wata; Peta Hape; Paramaete Haere; Tera Tawhiri; Tepora Maki; Kiri Kaihue; Riria Marama:
Te Kihi Kaihote; Manaena Tamateheu; Turuhira Kiu; Te Paea Teokiekie; Epeniha Pona; Teka Pakitea; Peti Hie; Makere Haere; Mihi Karauria; Paora Nganana; Te Aorere Hamana:
otira anei ake te nuinga o nga tangata puta atu ki te kotahi rau tangata.
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Ko nga tangata tenei a te Karauna Karati o Hinewhaki e mau nei ana o tatou ingoa. Te Waata Karihuka; Tipene Warangia; Marara Taku; Henare Mihingare:
Tiopira Kaukau; Rawira Ngaitai; Kingi Kaihue; Wikitoria Mapuna; Wiriata Kaihate; Miriama Tau; Komiti Rapuke: Hunia Tokatutahi; Paraone Ahirore; Hemaima Tuhi; Makara Kopu; Erami Kaihue; Hoani Ngarara; Hohi Hingekino; Rutene Tahakaingi; Rutene Tererei: Whakamāoritanga | TranslationHinewhaki, Wairoa, Number 1, Number 2
26 August 1873
To Henare Matua and the great committee of New Zealand, the law and Parliament. Friends, this is Crown Grant land. It is the desire of the wider tribe to claim this piece of land. The boundaries of this territory begin at Te Uhi, extending to Te Poharu, climbing up to Te Waikereru then descending to Te Whinau, extending out to Tupurupuru, to Paraumu, breaking south and extending to Te Whakapuni, out to Ngahore, then to Whakaahurau, then breaking south of that to Nga Parihoro and back again at Te Uhi. The following are the names of all hapu and their representatives:
Ngati Rakai - Erihi Whakina
Ngati Kirihoto - Karauria Te Iwirori
Ngati Matangirau - Ahipene Tamaitimate
Ngai Te Ao Maka - Keita Hamana
Ngati Whakangaro - Ropata Kowhiri
Ngai Tamaha - Te Retiu Himoko
Ngai Te Apatari - Ropitini Tari
Ngati Waipa - Kerehi Wahapango
Ngati Potaua - Urupeni Hamanu
Ngati Kautuku - Ateraita Petera
Ngati Manuka - Poihipi Tokatutahi
Ngati Hinewai - Te Kune Pakuku
Ngati Hineaka - Hirini Rakau
Ngai Te Rangituanui - Watene Tonomata
Ngati Makarekare - Pakuku Tiakiwai
Ngai Tatai - Raniera Tamaiwaea
Ngai Te Kakinga - Petera Whakahoro
Ngai Te Apatari - Retimana Kaukau
Ngati Waiaha - Taraipine Whakina
Ngai Te Rakato - Piripi Awahou
Ngai Tiakiwai - Rawinia Apirana
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Ngai Te Hiki - Epeniha Taura
Ngai Te Pakinga - Patara Kaihue
Ngati Keru - Te Teira Koara
The following names are all members of the wider Iwi
Eruera Te Whetu
Heihei Karihuka
Kopapa Wata
Peta Hape
Paramaete Haere
Tera Tawhiri
Tepora Maki
Kiri Kaihue
Riria Marama
Te Kihi Kaihote
Manaena Tamateheu
Turuhira Kiu
Te Paea Teokiekie
Epeniha Pona
Teka Pakitea
Peti Hie
Makere Haere
Mihi Karauria
Paora Nganana
Te Aorere Hamana
These names represent much of our people, comprising nearly one hundred people.
Page 3:
Listed below are the named recipients of the Hinewhaki Crown Grant:
Te Waata Karihuka
Tipene Warangia
Marara Taku
Henare Mihingare
Tiopira Kaukau
Rawira Ngaitai
Kingi Kaihue
Wikitoria Mapuna
Wiriata Kaihate
Miriama Tau
Komiti Rapuke
Hunia Tokatutahi
Paraone Ahirore
Hemaima Tuhi
Makara Kopu
Erami Kaihue
Hoani Ngarara
Hohi Hingekino
Rutene Tahakaingi
Rutene Tererei
Ngai Te Apatari - Retimana Kaukau; Ngati Waiaha - Taraipine Whakina; Ngai Te Rakato - Piripi Awahou; Ngai Tiakiwai: Rawinia Apirana;
Page 2:
Ngai Te Hiki - Epeniha Taura; Ngai Te Pakinga - Patara Kaihue; Ngati Keru - Te Teira Koara. Ka timata nei i te iwi nui tonu Eruera Te Whetu:
Heihei Karihuka; Kopapa Wata; Peta Hape; Paramaete Haere; Tera Tawhiri; Tepora Maki; Kiri Kaihue; Riria Marama:
Te Kihi Kaihote; Manaena Tamateheu; Turuhira Kiu; Te Paea Teokiekie; Epeniha Pona; Teka Pakitea; Peti Hie; Makere Haere; Mihi Karauria; Paora Nganana; Te Aorere Hamana:
otira anei ake te nuinga o nga tangata puta atu ki te kotahi rau tangata.
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Ko nga tangata tenei a te Karauna Karati o Hinewhaki e mau nei ana o tatou ingoa. Te Waata Karihuka; Tipene Warangia; Marara Taku; Henare Mihingare:
Tiopira Kaukau; Rawira Ngaitai; Kingi Kaihue; Wikitoria Mapuna; Wiriata Kaihate; Miriama Tau; Komiti Rapuke: Hunia Tokatutahi; Paraone Ahirore; Hemaima Tuhi; Makara Kopu; Erami Kaihue; Hoani Ngarara; Hohi Hingekino; Rutene Tahakaingi; Rutene Tererei: Whakamāoritanga | TranslationHinewhaki, Wairoa, Number 1, Number 2
26 August 1873
To Henare Matua and the great committee of New Zealand, the law and Parliament. Friends, this is Crown Grant land. It is the desire of the wider tribe to claim this piece of land. The boundaries of this territory begin at Te Uhi, extending to Te Poharu, climbing up to Te Waikereru then descending to Te Whinau, extending out to Tupurupuru, to Paraumu, breaking south and extending to Te Whakapuni, out to Ngahore, then to Whakaahurau, then breaking south of that to Nga Parihoro and back again at Te Uhi. The following are the names of all hapu and their representatives:
Ngati Rakai - Erihi Whakina
Ngati Kirihoto - Karauria Te Iwirori
Ngati Matangirau - Ahipene Tamaitimate
Ngai Te Ao Maka - Keita Hamana
Ngati Whakangaro - Ropata Kowhiri
Ngai Tamaha - Te Retiu Himoko
Ngai Te Apatari - Ropitini Tari
Ngati Waipa - Kerehi Wahapango
Ngati Potaua - Urupeni Hamanu
Ngati Kautuku - Ateraita Petera
Ngati Manuka - Poihipi Tokatutahi
Ngati Hinewai - Te Kune Pakuku
Ngati Hineaka - Hirini Rakau
Ngai Te Rangituanui - Watene Tonomata
Ngati Makarekare - Pakuku Tiakiwai
Ngai Tatai - Raniera Tamaiwaea
Ngai Te Kakinga - Petera Whakahoro
Ngai Te Apatari - Retimana Kaukau
Ngati Waiaha - Taraipine Whakina
Ngai Te Rakato - Piripi Awahou
Ngai Tiakiwai - Rawinia Apirana
Page 2:
Ngai Te Hiki - Epeniha Taura
Ngai Te Pakinga - Patara Kaihue
Ngati Keru - Te Teira Koara
The following names are all members of the wider Iwi
Eruera Te Whetu
Heihei Karihuka
Kopapa Wata
Peta Hape
Paramaete Haere
Tera Tawhiri
Tepora Maki
Kiri Kaihue
Riria Marama
Te Kihi Kaihote
Manaena Tamateheu
Turuhira Kiu
Te Paea Teokiekie
Epeniha Pona
Teka Pakitea
Peti Hie
Makere Haere
Mihi Karauria
Paora Nganana
Te Aorere Hamana
These names represent much of our people, comprising nearly one hundred people.
Page 3:
Listed below are the named recipients of the Hinewhaki Crown Grant:
Te Waata Karihuka
Tipene Warangia
Marara Taku
Henare Mihingare
Tiopira Kaukau
Rawira Ngaitai
Kingi Kaihue
Wikitoria Mapuna
Wiriata Kaihate
Miriama Tau
Komiti Rapuke
Hunia Tokatutahi
Paraone Ahirore
Hemaima Tuhi
Makara Kopu
Erami Kaihue
Hoani Ngarara
Hohi Hingekino
Rutene Tahakaingi
Rutene Tererei
Letter from Nga Hapu o Hinewhaki to Henare Matua and committee. Ngāti Kere Archives, accessed 09/04/2026, https://ngatikere.recollectcms.com/nodes/view/715