Ng¯ati Tuwharetoa (Bay of Plenty) Claims Settlement Bill

Ngāti Tuwharetoa (Bay of Plenty)
Claims Settlement Schedule 9
Hine-te-Ariki
Grandmother of Tuwharetoa Hine-te-Ariki was an ancestress and
puhi who lived in the area of the Parimahana Scenic Reserve. She
built a pā on Tirotirowhetu Mountain because it was part of her
duties to the iwi to climb this mountain to check the position of the
stars, so as to accurately gauge the correct time to plant the kūmara
which was a substantial crop in those times.
Ngā Kohatu o Hine-te-Ariki
The stones of Hine-te-Ariki are significant to Ngāti Tuwharetoa
(Bay of Plenty) and the Parimahana Scenic Reserve because these
stones were placed for protection in the nearby Ruruanga Stream.
They were placed by Hine-te-Ariki in such a way as to provide an
inviting crossing for the unwary and a slippery wet end for the
unfortunate thereby being an effective security system.
At the same time that Hine-te-Ariki travelled to different kainga
(homes) within her tribal rohe, Waitaha-Ariki-Kore, her future husband,
was preparing to come to Aotearoa from Hawaiki.
Tohia-o-te-Rangi
Tohia-o-te-Rangi was a leading chief of Ngāti Tuwharetoa (Bay of
Plenty) who lived in the Parimahana area. His pā was called Te
Rewha which was situated on the southern ridge of Tirotirowhetu
Mountain.
Tohia-o-te-Rangi often used explicit means to win battles and he is
commemorated on one of the veranda poles of Ōniao Marae at Te
Awa-a-te-Atua, Matatā, in one of these explicit positions.
To the people of Ngāti Tuwharetoa (Bay of Plenty) these names
have the following meanings:
Parimahana abundance of warmth
Hine-te-Ariki a high-ranking puhi
Tirotirowhetu star gazing
Ngāwhā geothermal sulphur
Tohia-o-te-Rangi heavenly binding
Te Rewha named after Tohia-o-te-Rangi’s father who had very
bad eyesight
Ruruanga moving together in one direction.
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