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What is the name of our waiata?
Ngā Whakamoemiti
When the Tainui people were made refuges from their own lands, what did they do?
Followed the Waikato river to neighbouring iwi
What does 'rohe potae' mean?
Literally 'hat area' but refers to the 'King Country'
What does 'iwi' mean?
Tribe
What does this whakatauki mean? Ko au te awa, ko te awa ko au
I am the river and the river is me
Why is the Waikato river important to Māori? (4 things)
Spiritual and cultural practices relating to the river, the resource it contains, a highway for travel, traditional life depended on the river
Who is Te Puhi Ariki Ngā Wai Hono i te Pō?
The current Māori King's daughter
What does this whakatauki mean? Waikato taniwha rau, he piko, he taniwha
Waikato of a hundred leaders, every bend a leader
What is the Koroneihana?
The coronation - annual celebration of the Kiingitanga
Where is the Koroneihana held?
Tūrangawaewae marae, Ngāurawāhia
Who is the current Māori King?
Kiingi Tuuheitia
Who was the first Māori King?
Kiingi Pootatau Te Wherowhero
Who vowed that Waikato Tainui would never again take up arms?
Kiingi Taawhiao
In reference to Te Tiriti o Waitangi, Māori believed that they maintained mana over all their taonga. What did the British believe?
They had ceded sovereignty / that the British now had sovereign power
What happened after the signing of the treaty in 1840?
There was warfare and conflict amongst Pākehā and Māori as the Europeans acquired more power and land
When and where did Pootatau Te Wherowhero agree to become king?
April 1857 at Rangiriri
