Ngāi Tahu iwi

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Ngāi Tahu iwi is a major Māori tribe of New Zealand’s South Island, known for its extensive ancestral lands, rich cultural heritage, and significant role in contemporary Treaty of Waitangi settlements.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Māori tribe ⓘ
iwi ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Kāi Tahu ⓘ
linked to: Ngāi Tahu iwi
ancestralOrigin Kāti Māmoe ⓘ
Ngāi Tahu hapū of Ngāi Tahu Whānui ⓘ
linked to: Ngāi Tahu iwi

Waitaha ⓘ
country New Zealand ⓘ
culturalConcept mana whenua in much of Te Waipounamu ⓘ
culturalHeritage kaitiakitanga over lands and waters ⓘ
marae-based community life ⓘ
whakapapa-based tribal identity ⓘ
economicActivity farming ⓘ
fisheries ⓘ
forestry ⓘ
property investment ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
ethnicGroup Māori ⓘ
focusArea cultural revitalisation ⓘ
economic development ⓘ
education and scholarships ⓘ
environmental management ⓘ
language revitalisation ⓘ
governingBody Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu ⓘ
linked to: Ngāi Tahu iwi
hasCorporateArm Ngāi Tahu Holdings ⓘ
hasDialect Kāi Tahu dialect ⓘ
hasRight co-management roles in certain national parks and conservation areas ⓘ
customary fisheries rights in parts of South Island waters ⓘ
hasSubtribe various rūnanga across Te Waipounamu ⓘ
language English ⓘ
Te Reo Māori ⓘ
legalEntity Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu Act 1996 ⓘ
mainUrbanCentre Invercargill ⓘ
Ōtautahi / Christchurch ⓘ
linked to: Christchurch City

Ōtepoti / Dunedin ⓘ
linked to: Dunedin
MāoriName Ngāi Tahu ⓘ
linked to: Ngāi Tahu iwi
notableClaim Ngāi Tahu land claim ⓘ
populationRegion Canterbury ⓘ
Otago ⓘ
Southland ⓘ
primaryRegion South Island ⓘ
recognizedAs large natural group for Treaty settlement purposes ⓘ
recognizedBy New Zealand Government ⓘ
settlementType Treaty of Waitangi historical claims settlement ⓘ
settlementYear 1998 ⓘ
traditionalTerritory Rakiura ⓘ
Te Waipounamu ⓘ
southern New Zealand offshore islands ⓘ
treaty Treaty of Waitangi ⓘ
treatySettlement Ngāi Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998 ⓘ

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Christchurch, New Zealand → localIwi → Ngāi Tahu ⓘ
linked to: Ngāi Tahu iwi
Hawaiki → culture → Māori people ⓘ
linked to: Ngāi Tahu iwi
Kaikōura → hasEthnicGroup → Ngāi Tahu ⓘ
linked to: Ngāi Tahu iwi
River Avon (Christchurch) → hasCulturalSignificanceFor → Ngāi Tahu ⓘ
subject linked to: River Avon
linked to: Ngāi Tahu iwi
Aoraki / Mount Cook → hasCulturalSignificanceFor → Ngāi Tahu ⓘ
linked to: Ngāi Tahu iwi
Kaiapoi → traditionalTerritoryOf → Ngāi Tahu ⓘ
linked to: Ngāi Tahu iwi
Lyttelton → hasCulturalSignificanceFor → Ngāi Tahu ⓘ
linked to: Ngāi Tahu iwi
West Coast → hasIndigenousPeople → Ngāi Tahu ⓘ
linked to: Ngāi Tahu iwi
Moriori → relatedEthnicGroup → Ngāi Tahu ⓘ
linked to: Ngāi Tahu iwi
Paterson Inlet / Whaka a Te Wera → traditionalOwners → Ngāi Tahu ⓘ
linked to: Ngāi Tahu iwi
Rakiura National Park → hasIwiAssociation → Ngāi Tahu ⓘ
linked to: Ngāi Tahu iwi
Ngāi Tahu → MāoriName → Ngāi Tahu ⓘ
subject linked to: Ngāi Tahu iwi
linked to: Ngāi Tahu iwi
Ngāi Tahu → alsoKnownAs → Kāi Tahu ⓘ
subject linked to: Ngāi Tahu iwi
linked to: Ngāi Tahu iwi
Ngāi Tahu → governingBody → Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu ⓘ
subject linked to: Ngāi Tahu iwi
linked to: Ngāi Tahu iwi
Ngāi Tahu → ancestralOrigin → Ngāi Tahu hapū of Ngāi Tahu Whānui ⓘ
subject linked to: Ngāi Tahu iwi
linked to: Ngāi Tahu iwi
Foveaux Strait → hasIndigenousPeople → Ngāi Tahu ⓘ
linked to: Ngāi Tahu iwi
Kaiapoi Pā → ethnicGroup → Ngāi Tahu ⓘ
linked to: Ngāi Tahu iwi
Kaiapoi Pā → usedBy → Ngāi Tahu ⓘ
linked to: Ngāi Tahu iwi
Kaiapoi Pā → hasHeritageValueFor → Ngāi Tahu ⓘ
linked to: Ngāi Tahu iwi
Avon River / Ōtākaro → hasCulturalSignificanceFor → Ngāi Tahu ⓘ
linked to: Ngāi Tahu iwi
Treaty of Waitangi settlements → includesSettlementWith → Ngāi Tahu ⓘ
linked to: Ngāi Tahu iwi
Tamatea → hasCulturalSignificanceFor → Ngāi Tahu ⓘ
linked to: Ngāi Tahu iwi
Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora → hasCulturalSignificanceFor → Ngāi Tahu ⓘ
linked to: Ngāi Tahu iwi
Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora → isMahingaKaiFor → Ngāi Tahu ⓘ
linked to: Ngāi Tahu iwi
Waiau River (Southland) → hasTraditionalSignificanceFor → Ngāi Tahu iwi ⓘ
subject linked to: Waiau River
Cook Strait region → traditionalIwi → Ngāi Tahu ⓘ
linked to: Ngāi Tahu iwi
Heathcote River → hasCulturalSignificanceFor → Ngāi Tahu ⓘ
linked to: Ngāi Tahu iwi
Takahanga Marae → associatedWith → Ngāi Tahu ⓘ
linked to: Ngāi Tahu iwi
Takahanga Marae → hasIwi → Ngāi Tahu ⓘ
linked to: Ngāi Tahu iwi
Kaikōura Peninsula → hasCulturalSignificanceFor → Ngāi Tahu ⓘ
linked to: Ngāi Tahu iwi
Hokitika → traditionalTerritoryOf → Ngāi Tahu ⓘ
linked to: Ngāi Tahu iwi
Ōtākaro → hasCulturalSignificanceFor → Ngāi Tahu ⓘ
linked to: Ngāi Tahu iwi
Otago Region → hasTraditionalIwi → Ngāi Tahu ⓘ
linked to: Ngāi Tahu iwi
Mata-Au → culturalSignificanceFor → Ngāi Tahu ⓘ
linked to: Ngāi Tahu iwi
Mata-Au → culturalSignificanceFor → Ngāi Tahu ⓘ
subject linked to: Mata-Au is Māori
linked to: Ngāi Tahu iwi
Mata-Au → culturalSignificanceFor → Kāi Tahu ⓘ
subject linked to: Mata-Au is Māori
linked to: Ngāi Tahu iwi
Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve → governingBody → Ngāi Tahu ⓘ
linked to: Ngāi Tahu iwi
Clutha River → culturalSignificanceTo → Ngāi Tahu ⓘ
linked to: Ngāi Tahu iwi
Tuahiwi Marae → associatedWithIwi → Ngāi Tahu ⓘ
linked to: Ngāi Tahu iwi
Ōhinehou → iwiAssociation → Ngāi Tahu ⓘ
linked to: Ngāi Tahu iwi
Whakaraupō → hasCulturalSignificanceFor → Ngāi Tahu ⓘ
linked to: Ngāi Tahu iwi
Okains Bay → hasIwiAssociation → Ngāi Tahu ⓘ
linked to: Ngāi Tahu iwi
Kā Tiritiri o te Moana → culturalSignificanceFor → Ngāi Tahu ⓘ
linked to: Ngāi Tahu iwi
Hananui → hasCulturalSignificanceFor → Ngāi Tahu ⓘ
linked to: Ngāi Tahu iwi
Mossburn → traditionalTerritoryOf → Ngāi Tahu ⓘ
linked to: Ngāi Tahu iwi