answersLogoWhite

0

What is a hapu?

Updated: 8/23/2023
User Avatar

Wiki User

10y ago

Best Answer

Hapu can mean pregnant or refer to a sub-section of a larger kinship group (Iwi).

User Avatar

Wiki User

11y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: What is a hapu?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Continue Learning about General History
Related questions

When was Hapu Party created?

Hapu Party was created in 2008.


What does hapu mean?

sub-tribe


What is Whina Cooper's Hapu?

Te Rarawa.


What is the Maori translation for the word pregnant?

The Maori translation for the word "pregnant" is "ū."


What does te hapu mean?

sub-tribe


What is a maori word meaning tribe?

Iwi or hapu (sub-tribe).


How did the maori find New Zealand?

Voyages trough south Pacific in about 1250AD lead them to settle on North Island, then iwi and hapu were made.


What hapu is princess te puea from?

Te Puea Herangi (Te Kirihaehae) was Ngati Mahuta (from her mother's side) and Ngati Apakura (from her father's side) of Tainui Iwi.


Can non maori have moko without insulting Maori?

Moko is a cultural practice of Maori people and holds significant cultural and spiritual meaning. It is important to respect this tradition and understand its cultural significance. Non-Maori individuals getting moko can be seen as cultural appropriation and disrespectful to Maori culture. It is best to find other forms of self-expression that do not appropriate or disrespect indigenous cultures.


Where in New Zealand are the papatipu runanga?

Papatipu runangas are the modern day administrative councils and representatives of the hapu and whanau who hold mana whenua over a particular area and its resources. Papatipu runangas are everywhere in New Zealand where there are Maori.


How do you write a mihi?

Heres the basic of how to write a mihi ko______ this is where you write what iwi you are EG.. ko nga te rangi te iwi ko ______ this is where you write your sub tribe EG... ko ngati he te hapu ko ______ this is where you write the name of your wharenui and ect....


What does makirangi mean?

The name Makirangi comes from "Ngati Makirangi", a subtribe/hapu of Tainui.I whakapapa to our tupuna, my great grandfather, Tohi Ariki Putere,father to Makirangi Tohiariki,mother to William(Bill) Hubbard who was tribally born in Matahuru 1906.My father.God rest their souls! x