Te Uri-o-Hau

Te Uri-o-Hau (sometimes spelt Te Uri O Hau[2] or Te Uriohau[3][4]) is a Māori iwi (tribe) based around New Zealand's Kaipara Harbour.[5] It is both an independent iwi and a hapū (sub-tribe) of the larger Ngāti Whātua iwi, alongside Ngāti Whātua-o-Ōrākei, Te Roroa and Te Taoū.[6] Its rohe (tribal area) includes Dargaville, Maungaturoto, Mangawhai, Kaiwaka and Wellsford.[7]

Te Uri-o-Hau
Iwi (tribe) in Māoridom
Kaiwaka
Rohe (region)Northland
Waka (canoe)Māhuhu-ki-te-rangi
Population1,314 (2018 census)[1]
Websitewww.uriohau.com

According to the 2018 New Zealand census, about 1,314 people affiliate with the iwi.[1][8] This compares to 732 in 2001, 1,074 in 2006, and 1,260 in 2013.[9]

History

Former iwi leader Russell Kemp died in 2018 at the age of 71.[10][11][12]

Hapū and marae

Hapū

Te Uri-o-Hau is further divided into the following hapū (sub-tribes):

  • Ngāi Tāhuhu
  • Ngāti Kaiwhare
  • Ngāti Kauae
  • Ngāti Kura
  • Ngāti Mauku
  • Ngāti Rangi
  • Ngāti Tāhinga
  • Te Uri o Hau[5]

Marae and wharenui

The iwi has the following marae (meeting places) and wharenui (meeting houses):

Organisations

Te Uri o Hau Settlement Trust represents the iwi following its Treaty of Waitangi settlement with the New Zealand Government under Te Uri o Hau Claims Settlement Act 2002. It also represents the iwi as an "iwi authority" during the resource consent process under the Resource Management Act 1991. It is a Tūhono organisation and a trust, and its governance board includes two represents from each of the four Ngā Mātua marae: Otamatea, Waikaretu, Oruawharo and Arapaoa.[5]

The iwi has interests in the territory of Northland Regional Council, Auckland Council and Kaipara District Council.[5]

Religion

According to the 2018 New Zealand census, 53.6% of the iwi has a religious belief and 40% have no religious beliefs. By comparison, 38.1% for the Māori population as a whole has a religious belief.[13]

Religious affiliation %
Irreligious40
Christianity 32.1
 Anglicanism8.2
 Catholicism7.5
 Christianity (no further description)5.7
 Latter-Day Saints2.7
 Methodism2.3
 Pentecostal2.1
 Presbyterian, Congregational and Reformed1.8
 Evangelical, Born-Again and Fundamentalist1.1
 Jehovah's Witnesses0.7
Māori Religions20.3
 Rātana Church19.6
  Other Māori religions and beliefs0.7
Spiritualism and New Age Religions1.8
Object to answering6.4

Notable people

See also

References
  1. "Te Uri o Hau". tewhata.io. Data Iwi Leaders Group. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  2. "Te Uri O Hau". uriohau.com. Te Uri o Hau Settlement Trust.
  3. "Text of waiata: "He tangi na Ngati Whatua mo tana mate i Te Ika-a-ranganui. Na Puriri o Te Uriohau tribe"". University of Auckland Library Archives. Auckland University.
  4. "Maori deeds of land purchases in the North Island of New Zealand: Volume One". Victoria University.
  5. "Te Puni Kōkiri Iwi Profile". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
  6. "Ngāti Whātua". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 22 March 2017.
  7. "Te Uri o Hau Area of Interest from the Deed of Settlement" (JPG, 254KB). tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri. 13 December 2000. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  8. "Iwi affiliation (estimated count), 2018". Statistics New Zealand.
  9. "2013 Census QuickStats about Māori – tables". Statistics New Zealand. Archived from the original on 13 July 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  10. "Te Uri o Hau mourn the loss of champion Russell Kemp". Waatea News. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  11. "Honoured Northland iwi leader dies". Radio New Zealand. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  12. "Russell Kemp, Northland kaumatua who 'exuded leadership', dies aged 71". NZ Herald. NZME. 13 January 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  13. "Religion - Te Uri o Hau". tewhata.io. Data Iwi Leaders Group. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
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