Heretaunga Tamatea Claims Settlement Bill. Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Andrew Little has welcomed and acknowledged rangatira of Heretaunga Tamatea iwi who attended Parliament ...

Tamatea-pōkai-whenua (Tamatea the explorer of the land) was the father of Kahungunu, ancestor of the Ngāti Kahungunu iwi (tribe) and was a famous chief and warrior.

Near Porangahau in Hawke's Bay, on the North Island of New Zealand, lies an unassuming, 305-metre hill, named after Tamatea - a legendary Maori explorer who traversed across the vast lands of the ...

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Tamatea Pōkai Whenua Trust tendered the bid on behalf of the iwi, chair Pohatu Paku said both the trust and wider community were disappointed by the sale of the station to an undisclosed buyer.

Dawson Tahana Tamatea, 55, a teacher at Palmerston North Boy’s High School in the North Island, passed away in his sleep, according to reports, on July 20. He leaves behind his wife and three ...

Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Inc has announced it is building 20 homes in Ōtāne, Central Hawke’s Bay, as part of the Whai Kainga Whai Oranga housing initiative to provide healthy, affordable rental ...

Under the new set-up co-chairs iwi representatives Karaitiana Tamatea and Tony Wilding have been appointed to an executive six-member trust board. The Guardians of Maungatautari group ...

Video shows at least 1,700 students from Palmerston North Boys' High School on the country's North Island performing the dance at the funeral service of Dawson Tamatea, who died on July 20.