Rangitāne o Wairau​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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The Rangitāne story begins with the arrival of the Kurahaupō waka (canoe or migration).  One of the principal Rangatira aboard this waka was Whātonga.  His descendants eventually migrated south from Māhia Peninsula to settle much of the lower North Island and the top of the South Island.

The tribes associated with this waka include Rongomaiwāhine (Mahia), Te Ati Haunui a Paparangi (Whanganui), Rangitāne (Manawatū, Tamaki nui-a-Rua, Wairarapa, and Wairau), Ngāti Apa (Rangitikei and Marlborough), Muaūpoko (Horowhenua), Ngāi Tara (Wellington and Kapiti), Ngāti Kuia (Pelorus), and Ngāti Tūmatakōkiri (Golden Bay).

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