Ngāti Kuia

Ngāti Kuia
Iwi of New Zealand
Rohe (region) Nelson
Waka (canoe) Te Hoiere

Ngāti Kuia is a Māori iwi of the Northern South Island in New Zealand. They first settled in the Pelorus Sound, and later spread to the Marlborough Sounds, Nelson and Tasman districts to Taitapu on the West Coast, and as far south as the Nelson Lakes National Park. Ngāti Kuia tradition states that their founding tupuna Matua Hautere, a descendant of Kupe, came to Te Waipounamu in his waka Te Hoiere, guided by the kaitiaki (tribal guardian) Kaikaiawaro.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Te Ara: Encyclopedia of New Zealand

See also

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