Maori Studies
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- The Ngāi Tai tribe, descended from the people of the Tainui canoe, settled in Maraetai, Whitford and Howick Other Tainui descendants were Te Kawerau-a-Maki.
- This group lived under forest cover in the Waitākere.
- From the early 18th century the Ngāti Pāoa people edged their way into the Hauraki Gulf and as far north as Mahurangi. Between 1740 and 1750 Ngāti Whātua-o-Kaipara moved south, invading the isthmus and killing Kiwi Tāmaki, paramount chief of Wai-o-Hua. They then took his last pā at Māngere. The conquerors secured their dominance of the isthmus by intermarrying with Ngā Oho, descendants of the Wai-o-Hua.
- From 1600 to 1750 the Tamaki Tribes terraced the volcanic cones, building pa. At the peak of Prosperity in 1750 the population numbered tens of thousands. It was pre-European New Zealand's most wealthy and populous area.
- In 1821, The Ngapuhi leader Hongi Hika attacked at Tamaki tribes. They killed hundred and repeated the slaughter at Te Totara. In 1825 Ngapuhi attacked Ngaati Whatua.
- The coastal area of Auckland was a great place of rescources for early Maori. Seasonal migration occured for food. The Tamaki river was a shark and kawhai fishing ground. Wood pigeons were plentiful around Ohuiarangi. Kumara, taro,yams and gourds were grown on Browns Island, fertile soils of Howick and stored in kumara pits on the peninsula.
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