Ngā Tāngata / Porihanga – People / Society websites

Links to online resources and websites about Ngā Tāngata / Porihanga - People / Society including the topics of Hāhi - Religion, Hākinakina - Sports and games, Hauroko - Biographies, and Tikanga - Customs.

  • Canterbury Community Directory - Māori Māori and Pasifika community organisations in Christchurch
  • He Waka Tapu Christchurch, Not for profit community organisation in Ōtautahi (Christchurch) providing health and social services for whānau in the region.
  • Ōtautahi Community Housing Trust The Trust purpose is to provide community housing to those most in need of housing. The formation of OCHT in 2016 reflected the wish of the Christchurch City Council to move to a financially sustainable model for its social housing portfolio of approximately 2300 units.
  • Takoa Rua-mano Takoa Rua-mano is a networking and linkage resource. It supports the needs of whānau, community organisations, Government groups and commerce. It has more than 2000 listings and includes information on Marae, Iwi, Social Services, Business, Justice, Education, Government, Training, Arts, Health Services and Education Scholarships
  • Te Ora Hou - Te Tairawhiti Inc Information on the projects and services of this community organisation.
  • Te Mana Raraunga Māori data sovereignty “Our data, our sovereignty, our future. This vision drove the establishment of Te Mana Raraunga as the Māori Data Sovereignty Network.  We advocate for Māori rights and interest in data to be protected as the world moves into an increasingly open data environment.”
  • Te Puni Kōkiri - Te Waipounamu for more information see Te Puni Kōkiri
  • Te rōpū wāhine toko i te ora - Māori Woman’s Welfare League
  • Te Rōpū Whakahau site NZ Māori Library and Information network
  • Tipu Ake ki te Ora Growing the Future. An organic leadership model for innovative organisations and projects.
  • Tūhono Tūhono (meaning to link or connect) is an advocate for and contributes to a network of Māori individuals, iwi organisations and other entities who engage with each other in fostering identity, wellbeing and potential. If you are of Māori descent you can register with your iwi through Tūhono. Tūhono provide a channel where your iwi has your correct contact details so they can keep you informed on issues that may be of interest or benefit to you.
  • Waitaha Cultural Council Waitaha Cultural Council Christchurch is rooted in the dreams of its founder, Te Kiato Riwai who believed performance encouraged prosperity. She saw striving for excellence in kapa haka as a way in which Māori could declare their aspirations and hopes for the future. In 2014 the Waitaha CC agreed to extend its region to cover the entire rohe of Ngāi Tahu.  Providing opportunities to grow strong cultural groups and actively hosting Māori performing arts festivals in the Ngāi Tahu region.

Hāhi - Religion

  • Hāhi Ratana
  • Hāhi Ringatū
  • The Lore of the Whare-Wananga Written down by H. T. Whatahoro from the teachings of Te Matorohanga and Nepia Pohuhu, priests of the Whare-wananga of the East Coast, New Zealand. Translated by S. Percy Smith, 1913
  • Maori Religion and Mythology by Edward Shortland, 1882.
  • Rangiātea Church Rangiātea church, New Zealand's oldest Māori church, was utterly destroyed by fire in October 1995. The current website has evolved from the 1997 exhibition of the same name, and its subsequent publication, celebrating Rangiātea, and the Vestry’s, commitment to rebuilding the church.
  • Some aspects of Māori myth and religion - By Elsdon Best. Dominion Museum, 1922
  • Te Hāhi Mihinare – Anglican Māori Diocese of Te Waipounamu
  • Te Rūnanga o te Hāhi Katorika – Catholic Māori Church ““It is as Maori that the Lord calls you, it is as Maori that you belong to theChurch, the one body of Christ.” Pope John Paul II, Auckland, 1986.
  • The Lore of the Whare-Wananga Written down by H. T. Whatahoro from the teachings of Te Matorohanga and Nepia Pohuhu, priests of the Whare-wananga of the East Coast, New Zealand. Translated by S. Percy Smith, 1913
  • The Māori Bible

Hākinakina - Sports and games

Hauroko - Biographies

  • Dictionary of New Zealand Biography This website contains over 3,000 biographies of New Zealanders who have 'made their mark' on this country. It does not include people who are alive so you will not find people like John Key or Dan Carter, but you will find people like George Nepia or Michael Joseph Savage. The information on this site is the online version of the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography.
  • Dictionary of New Zealand Biography in Māori Te Reo version of Dictionary of New Zealand Biography
  • Hekenukumai Busby traditional waka haurua builder
  • He Rau Mahara “To remember the journey of our Ngāi Tahu soldiers.
    From the pā to the battlefields of the Great War”
  • Index of Māori Names This index is from an unpublished manuscript compiled about 1925 by the missionary Rev. Henry James Fletcher (1868-1933). In its original form it was 987 pages long, a vast index of Māori names referred to in books and journals, including the names of boundaries, Māori individuals, canoes, trees, landmarks and geographical locations.
  • Ngāi Tahu Toi a showcase of some Ngāi Tahu artists.
  • Tahupotiki Wiremu Ratana Ngati Apa and Nga Rauru; faith healer, religious founder, political leader Biography in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (DNZB)
  • Toi Māori - Artist Profiles Maori Arts New Zealand brief profiles of practising Māori artists.

Tikanga - Customs

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