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Frequently Asked Questions

• Who was Tamatea pokai whenua and what did he do?

  Tamatea-pokai-whenua A celebrated ancestor of Māori tribes. He was the son of Rongokako, and was the father of Whaene, Kahu-ngunu, Matangi-rau, Koautama, Akiroa, Kahuniu, and Apa.1Tamatea came to New Zealand in the Takitūmucanoe, and landed at Turanga. He turned his firebrands and his dog into tāniwha, or water-monsters.

• What does Te Taiwhenua o Tamatea do?

  Tamatea Taiwhenua is looking at holding major activities to promote and inspire marae/hapū participation and ongoing opportunities for whanaungatanga. The Taiwhenua works on community engagement, building whānau relationships and instilling pride.

• How to contact Tamatea o Kahungunu iwi?

  Kai Hau Kai Initial Contact: JB Smith 027 209 8401 Marge Hape 027 434 8092 & Phillip Morris 027 381 3711 (Distribution Coordinator) Email Address: [email protected] or [email protected]

• Why did Tamatea turn Tumuaki into a mountain?

  Tamatea, accompanied by his slave Tumuaki, proceeded inland; this slave lighted a fire to cook some birds, but on burning his fingers he thoughtlessly put them in his mouth, which, as he was tapu, was a dreadful act of impiety. The erring servant was instantly turned into a mountain called Tumuaki, after his name.

• Where did Tamatea pokai whenua come from?

  Legendary traveller. Tamatea-Pokai-Whenua was born in Hawaiki in the period before the Great Migration. He was the son of Rongokako and a descendant of the legendary Maui. He came to New Zealand in the Takitimu canoe but left it at Turanga (Gisborne) and travelled overland, keeping close to the coast, until he reached Ahuriri.

• Where did the name Tamatea come from in New Zealand?

  Tamatea is also the name of a place in Napier. Early South Island legends say that Tamatea sailed down the east coast. His canoe was wrecked in the far south, and transformed into Tākitimu mountain range. Tamatea then returned to the North Island, and travelled via the Whanganui River.

• Why did Tamatea turn Tumuaki into a mountain?

  Tamatea, accompanied by his slave Tumuaki, proceeded inland; this slave lighted a fire to cook some birds, but on burning his fingers he thoughtlessly put them in his mouth, which, as he was tapu, was a dreadful act of impiety. The erring servant was instantly turned into a mountain called Tumuaki, after his name.

• Where did Tamatea play his koauau at?

  The summit where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, the slider, climber of mountains, the land-swallower who travelled about, played his kōauau to his loved one. Taumata­whakatangihanga­koauau­o­tamatea­turi­pukaka­piki­maunga­horo­nuku­pokai­whenua­ki­tana­tahu is a hill near Porangahau, south of Waipukurau in southern Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.