Hapu can mean pregnant or refer to a sub-section of a larger kinship group (Iwi).
Hapu Party was created in 2008.
sub-tribe
Te Rarawa.
The Maori translation for the word "pregnant" is "ū."
sub-tribe
Iwi or hapu (sub-tribe).
Voyages trough south Pacific in about 1250AD lead them to settle on North Island, then iwi and hapu were made.
Te Puea Herangi (Te Kirihaehae) was Ngati Mahuta (from her mother's side) and Ngati Apakura (from her father's side) of Tainui Iwi.
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.
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.
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....
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