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Ko Kurahaupo te waka
\nKo Tararua te maunga
\nKo Punahau te roto
\nKo Hokio te awa
\nKo Kohuturoa raua ko Kawiu nga marae
\nKo Punahau, Ng\u0101rue, Ng\u0101i Te Ao, Ng\u0101ti Tamarangi, Ng\u0101ti Hine, Ng\u0101ti Whanokirangi, Ng\u0101ti Pariri nga Hap\u016b
\nKo Mua\u016bpoko te Iwi
\nWhakahono, kia tu kaha Mua\u016bpoko<\/p>\n

Mua\u016bpoko are the descendants of Tara, the eponymous ancestor of the Ngai Tara tribe. He was a great great grandson of Kupe of the Matahourua waka and a son of Whatonga of the Kurahaupo Waka. He and their descendants discovered, explored and named places throughout Aotearoa, and these remain on the land, coast and sea today, most notably Te Whanganui \u0101-Tara (Wellington).<\/p>\n

Mua\u016bpoko developed as a separate and unique Iwi over time and established its own hapu, areas of occupation, use and access to resources from the western side of the Rimutaka and Tararua ranges to Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington) , Porirua, Kapiti Coast, Horowhenua, Manawatu to Rangitikei. One source for the origin of the tribal name Mua\u016bpoko is derived from living at the head of the fish .<\/p>\n

Mua\u016bpoko has shared ancestry, history, occupation and alliances with Ngai Tara, Ngati Rangi, Ngati Ira, Rangitane, Ngati Kahungunu, Ngati Apa and Whanganui Iwi within this area. In the 1820s through to the 1860s various Iwi from Kawhia, Taranaki and the Maungatautari districts migrated, invaded and settled in these areas. This reduced the Mua\u016bpoko population and the area of land directly under their direct influence. In the 1870s the Maori Land Court and the Crown confined Muaupoko to Horowhenua. Today, the Mua\u016bpoko Iwi is principally located in Taitoko (Levin) area.<\/p>\n

Population: The 2006 Census estimates the Mua\u016bpoko iwi to include 2,499 members, and Schedule 3 of the M\u0101ori Fisheries Act 2004 gives a notional population of 1901 for Mua\u016bpoko. The current number of individuals enrolled on the register is over 4000. The actual population of the Mua\u016bpoko Iwi is undoubtedly larger than either of these figures and the MTA is confident increase registration process.<\/p>\n

Evidence of Major Kemp: (Rangihiwinui); Tuesday November 19th 1872; Otaki Maori Land Court Minute Book 2; link:
\nTe Whanagnui a Tara me ona Takiwa Report; Waitangi Tribunal; pg 492: link
\nWaitangi Tribunal District 12 Report – The Wellington District: Port Nicholson, Hutt Valley, Porirua, Rangit\u012bkei, Manawat\u016b; pg 4: link
\nTe Whanagnui a Tara me ona Takiwa Report; Waitangi Tribunal pg 35: link<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

For more information click here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Waitangi Tribunal Oral history of Mua\u016bpoko click here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Waitangi Tribunal Report 2017 (WAI 2200) Horowhenua, The Mua\u016bpoko Priority Report click here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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