ART Confederation (Āti Awa, Raukawa, Toa)
Originally the Kāpiti Coast was mainly occupied by the people of Ngāi Tara, Ngāti Apa, Rangitāne, Muaūpoko and Ngāti Kahungunu. In the early decades of the nineteenth century it was taken over by tribes migrating from the north: Te Āti Awa from Taranaki, Ngāti Raukawa from Maungatautari and Ngāti Toa Rangatira from Kawhia.
The mainland was occupied by Te Āti Awa and Ngāti Raukawa while Ngāti Toa Rangatira held Kāpiti and Mana Islands. Warfare more than once broke out between the two former tribes over resources and mana but co-existence and later cooperation was found to be possible. In 1848 most of Te Āti Awa left their settlements around Waikanae and returned to their ancestral lands in Taranaki. Some remained, to ensure their ahi kā or occupation rights to the area were maintained. Today Te Āti Awa, Ngāti Raukawa and Ngāti Toa collaboratively act as kaitiaki of their rohe in Kāpiti.
In the years thereafter, the iwi grew towards each other. At Ōtaki they cooperated in the building of the Rangiātea Church in the 1840s and the Māori Racing Club in the 1880s and half a century later in the opening of the Raukawa Marae. With the trustees of that marae coming from each iwi, the moment was right for the formation of what is known as ‘The Confederation’, or ART (Āti Awa, Raukawa, Toa). Since there was no organisation in the 1930s with paramount tribal authority, such as the modern-day rūnanga, the trustees served as the forum at which the iwi could negotiate their affairs.
Boundaries and Hapū
Mai i Waitapu ki Rangataua, mai i Mīria-te-kākara ki Whitireia, whakawhitia Te Moana o Raukawa, ki Wairau, ki Whakatū. The Confederation has a population of about 40,000 that is inclusive regardless of district boundaries.
Iwi and Hapū within the Kāpiti Coast District
Ōtaki
- Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga - Raukawa marae, Ōtaki
- Ngāti Huia ki Katihiku - Katihiku marae, Te Horo
- Ngāti Kapumanawawhiti - Tainui marae, Ōtaki
- Ngāti Koroki
- Ngāti Maiotaki
- Ngāti Pare
Waikanae, Paekākāriki, Porirua, Wellington
- Te Āti Awa ki Whakarongotai - Whakarongotai marae, Waikanae
- Ngāti Haumia (Hapū of Ngāti Toa Rangatira located in Paekākāriki)
- Ngāti Toa Rangatira - Takapuwahia marae, Porirua and Hongoeka marae, Plimmerton
Te Kahui Mangai
Te Kahui Mangai is a directory of Iwi and Māori organisations. The site contains tribal organisations whose mandate is to represent iwi in fisheries, treaty settlements, resource management, groups that represent hapū and National and Urban Māori organisations that have statutory associations with representative iwi organisations. It also shows boundaries for each iwi region. Here are the links from this site for each iwi in our region.
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