Why are myths and legends important to every culture? They're stories. Maori are a spiritual race, and just like every other culture they have their stories they enjoy telling other people.
Ngati porou
Ngati porou
Apirana Ngata's hapu is Ngati Porou.
The Maori word for chicken (the bird) is 'Heihei'. Or piikaokao (Ngati Porou)
aha - what actionYou can replace a verb in a sentence with aha to enquire about an action. Kei te aha koe? (What are you doing?)Or depending where you are in New Zealand , it means how are you just like kei te pehea koe , but Ngati Porou use Kei te aha koe instead of the other.Ngati Porou is East Coast of New Zealand from Gisborne to East Cape
Ngati was created in 1987.
The duration of Ngati is 1.53 hours.
ngati hauas maunga are maungakawa and maungatautiri
'''Tinirau and Kae.''' http://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/exhibitions/whales/Segment.aspx?irn=189 http://www.teara.govt.nz/EarthSeaAndSky/OceanStudyAndConservation/TangaroaTheSea/3/en '''Paikea''' According to legend, Paikea came to New Zealand from the Pacific Islands on the back of a whale many centuries ago. His descendants are Ngati Porou and Ngai Tahu. Although Paikea is tipuna to Ngai Tahu he is mostly associated with Ngati Porou. Many people ask why do we say Ko ________ te waka when Ngati Porou and Ngai Tahu come from Paikea, well Paikea's decendant married another decendant who came on Horouta sorry i forgot the names. So yeah but just look on Wikipedia although people change it, it's all acurate
Main ones are Kati (Ngati) Kuri, Kati (Ngati) Irakehu, Kati (Ngati) Huirapa, Ngai Tuahuriri and Ngai Te Ruakihikihi.
Her mother was Ngati Mahuta and her father was Ngati Apakura, both Iwi of Waikato, Tainui.
He came from Te Koopua marae and grew up around the area there, under Mt Kakepuku before he moved to Rotoiti. His tribal links through his mother is Ngati Maniapoto and his hapu of Ngati Maniapoto are Ngati Unu and Ngati Kahu. He is my great grandfarthers first cousin.