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