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Tupaea (Hori Kingi Tupaea) c.1805 - 1881

SummaryTupaea, a paramount chief of Ngāiterangi during the early to mid-1800s, was renowned as a fighting chief for the numerous battles he led throughout his leadership. His closest ties were to his hapū, Te Whānau a Tauwhao, but his whakapapa connected him to all the major waka of Aotearoa. Tupaea built numerous pā and occupied different areas through out Tauranga moana during various chapters of his life, including Ōtumoetai, Mōtītī, Te Tumu, Kaimai and Rangiwaea to name a few.

The rangatira played a key role in, or bore witness to, incredibly significant changes in the Tauranga region's identity and landscape. Including further invasions by Ngāpuhi into the Bay of Plenty and the devastation of the musket wars, booming economic trade, The Battle of Te Tumu and wider Maketū, the Battle of Gate Pā and Te Ranga, raupatu and subsequent European settlement and the Hauhau Movement.

Publications

A Centennial History of Tauranga

A Centennial History of Tauranga

Changing patterns of settlement in Tauranga County: a study in historical geography

Changing patterns of settlement in Tauranga County: a study in historical geography

The Kīngitanga and other Rangatiratanga/ Autonomy Movements in Tauranga 1860-1960

The Kīngitanga and other Rangatiratanga/ Autonomy Movements in Tauranga 1860-1960

Journal of the Tauranga Historical Society Number 2

Journal of the Tauranga Historical Society Number 2

Photographs

Painting of waka race Dec 1865

Painting of waka race Dec 1865

Māori chief Hori Tupaea

Māori chief Hori Tupaea

Ko Hori Tupaea (Caption: Hori Tupaea 1879)

Ko Hori Tupaea (Caption: Hori Tupaea 1879)

Maps

Crown Grant of Mōtītī Island confiscated lands

Crown Grant of Mōtītī Island confiscated lands

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Index to Christmas Day waka tauā racing on Tauranga harbour

Index to Christmas Day waka tauā racing on Tauranga harbour

Tupaea (Hori Kingi Tupaea) c.1805 - 1881

Whakapapa

MaungaMauaoMoanaTe AwanuiWakaMātaatuaTainuiHoroutaTe ArawaIwiNgaiterangiTe ArawaNgāti AwaHapūTe Whānau a TauwhaoMaraeRangiwaea

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PlacesŌtūmoetai Pā (Tauranga)RangiwaeaOtumoetai Catholic Mission StationOther Item(s)Wai 215, A060 (f)Mōtītī IslandTe Tumu MaketūPhilip Tapsell (1777-1873)Kaikohe Rolleston, re-photographMaremare Rolleston c. 1920Crown Grant of Mōtītī Island confiscated landsPainting of waka race Dec 1865Index to Christmas Day waka tauā racing on Tauranga harbour

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