15-671: The Whakakitenga , formerly known as the Kauhanganui , is the governing council of the Waikato Tainui tribal confederation in New Zealand. It is structured as a bicameral parliament , and members are elected for three year terms, with each marae electing two members. The parliament was established by King Tāwhiao of the Kīngitanga in 1889 or 1890. Te Kauhanganui was originally established at Maungakawa , located in
30-613: A commission of inquiry (the "Sim Commission") was appointed in 1926. The commission's report recommended that the members of the tribes in the Waikato district whose lands had been confiscated should be compensated by an annual payment. The act established the Tainui Maori Trust Fund, which would receive the payments, and the Tainui Maori Trust Board, which would administer the fund for the benefit of
45-463: Is Te Kauhanganui , a governing body of 204 tribal members – 3 members from each of the 68 marae. The marae are spread over a large area from Te Kūiti and Cambridge in the south to Auckland in the north. The executive board is Te Arataura , which has 10 representatives elected from Te Kauhanganui and an 11th member appointed by the Māori king. The Waikato-Tainui tribal administration (or iwi authority)
60-433: Is associated with 3 marae: The iwi of Ngāti Te Wehi is associated with 11 marae: The hapū of Ngāti Tai, Ngāti Kuiaarangi and Ngāti Whāwhākia are associated with 8 marae: The hapū of Tainui is associated with 7 marae: The hapū of Ngāti Tāhinga is associated with 6 marae: The hapū of Ngāti Apakura is associated with 6 marae: The hāpu of Ngāti Tiipa and Ngāti Āmaru are associated with 6 marae: The hāpu of Ngāti Hauā
75-644: Is associated with 4 marae: Ngaati Wairere is associated with 2 marae: Waikato-Maniapoto Maori Claims Settlement Act 1946 The Waikato-Maniapoto Maori Claims Settlement Act 1946 was an act passed by the New Zealand Parliament on 7 October 1946. The act sought to redress the confiscation of Māori lands in the Waikato District that had been taken under the New Zealand Settlements Act 1863 . It granted
90-554: Is associated with 5 marae: The hapū of Ngāti Korokī and Ngāti Raukawa are associated with 5 marae: The hapū of Ngāti Māhanga and Ngāti Tamainupō are associated with 4 marae: The hapū of Ngāi Tai, Ngāti Koheriki, and Ngāti Tamaoho are associated with 5 marae: The hapū of Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Naho and Ngāti Pou are associated with 4 marae: The hapū of Ngāti Te Ata and Ngāti Paretaua are associated with 4 marae: The hapū of Ngāti Te Ata and Ngāti Paretaua are associated with 4 marae: The hapū of Ngāti Makirangi has no marae of its own, but
105-499: Is based at Tūrangawaewae marae (meeting place) in Ngāruawāhia . The Waikato-Tainui iwi comprises 33 hapū (sub-tribes) and 68 marae (family groupings), with around an estimated population of 84,030 tribal members who affiliate to Waikato-Tainui. Hamilton City is now the tribe's largest population centre, but Ngāruawāhia remains the tribe's historical centre and modern capital. Waikato-Tainui's governing parliamentary body
120-489: Is the "Waikato Raupatu Trustee Company Ltd", which replaced the "Tainui Māori Trust Board", and is situated at Hopuhopu , Ngāruawāhia. The Waikato Tainui iwi comprises 33 hapū (sub-tribes) and 65 marae (family groupings). There are over 52,000 tribal members who affiliate to Waikato Tainui. Waikato Tainui Waikato Tainui , Waikato or Tainui is a group of Māori iwi based in Waikato Region , in
135-748: Is the Waikato Raupatu Trustee Company Ltd, which replaced the Tainui Māori Trust Board, and is situated at Hopuhopu , Ngāruawāhia. The Waikato iwi has been using the name Tainui to describe itself for some time, through the establishment of the Tainui Māori Trust Board by the Waikato-Maniapoto Maori Claims Settlement Act 1946 , with many people now referring to the Waikato iwi as "Tainui" or "Waikato-Tainui". There have traditionally been strong links between Tainui and
150-547: The University of Waikato , which has strengths in Māori language and modern local history. The university also holds documents and objects related to the tribe. Waikato Tainui is made up of several iwi (tribes) and hapū (sub-tribes). Each tribal group has marae (meeting grounds), which usually includes a wharenui (meeting house). The hāpu of Ngāti Mahuta is associated with 20 marae: The iwi of Ngāti Hikairo
165-603: The affected tribes an annual payment of £5,000 (later $ 15,000) in perpetuity. This settlement was later reassessed and replaced by the Waikato Raupatu Claims Settlement Act 1995 . Waikato-Tainui lands were confiscated in or about 1864 and 1865, on the basis that the owners, or some of them, had rebelled against the Crown . In response to claims that lands had been improperly confiscated or that excessive quantities of land had been confiscated,
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#1732775787108180-513: The governing council of the modern Waikato Tainui tribal government. It is headed by 204 tribal members; 3 members from each of the 68 marae. The marae are spread over a large area from Te Kūiti and Cambridge in the south to Auckland in the north. The executive board is Te Arataura , which has 10 representatives elected from Te Kauhanganui and an 11th member appointed by the Māori King . The Waikato Tainui tribal administration (or iwi authority)
195-478: The members of the "Tainui tribes" who had owned the confiscated lands in the "Waikato district". Waikato Tainui never considered the 1946 settlement as final, and considered the offer to be a fait accompli by the government. The government later acknowledged this and began a dialogue with the Waikato-Tainui iwi in 1989, which led to the 1995 settlement. The Tainui Maori Trust Fund was disestablished by
210-460: The present day settlement of Te Miro , near Cambridge . It was founded by Tāwhiao after his proposal to set up a pan-Māori parliament in New Zealand to complement the colonial legislative council was denied by Auckland authorities. The parliament's members consisted of tribally appointed delegates who advised King Tāwhiao on policy and was used by him to communicate with his subjects. The Kauhanganui remains in existence today, and currently serves as
225-648: The western central region of New Zealand 's North Island . It is part of the larger Tainui confederation of Polynesian settlers who arrived to New Zealand on the Tainui waka (migration canoe). The tribe is named after the Waikato River , which plays a large part in its history and culture. Pōtatau Te Wherowhero , the first Māori king , was a member of the Ngāti Mahuta hapu (sub-tribe) of Waikato iwi, and his descendants have succeeded him. The king movement
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