Ngāti Tamaterā is the local iwi (tribe) of the Hauraki region, descended from Tamaterā, the second son of Marutūāhu. It is a major tribe within the Marutūā
Ngāti Tamaterā is the local iwi (tribe) of the Hauraki region, descended from Tamaterā, the second son of Marutūāhu. It is a major tribe within the Marutūāhu confederation and its leaders have been prominent in Hauraki history and Marutūāhu tribal affairs.
It is one of five tribes of the Marutūāhu confederation, the others being Ngāti Maru, Ngāti Paoa, Ngāti Rongoū and Ngāti Whanaunga. The Marutūāhu tribes are all descended from Marutūāhu, a son of Hotunui, who is said to have arrived in New Zealand on the Tainui canoe. The Marutūāhu tribes are therefore part of the Tainui group of tribes. The Marutūāhu confederation is also part of the Hauraki collective of tribes.
Paeroa (a low hill) featured prominently in the early Maori settlement of Hauraki, with the large Raupo Pa on the junction of the Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers, 3km west of the town, being inhabited from around 1300. To the west of the pa site there was the 