The Hokianga is an area surrounding the Hokianga Harbour, also known as the Hokianga River, a long estuarine drowned valley on the west coast in the north of the North Island of New Zealand.

Maukoro Pā on the Hokianga Harbour is an important place in the history of Te Rarawa and the Iwi of the Far North. Ruanui II lived there with his four sons Tarauaua, Tūwhenuaroa, Koromaiterangi and Tangaroatūpō.

Ngāpuhi (also known as Ngāpuhi-Nui-Tonu or Ngā Puhi) is a Māori iwi associated with the Northland regions of New Zealand centred in the Hokianga, the Bay of Islands, and Whangārei. [2][3] According to the 2018 New Zealand census, the …

Mar 5, 2013 · The taniwha Araiteuru and Niniwa entered the Hokianga to protect the two waka. Araiteuru resides now to the south and Niniwa guards the north at the mouth of the Hokianga harbour. These taniwha provide Ngāpuhi with much strength and mana as shown in the famous Ngāpuhi whakatauki:

Te Roroa is a Māori iwi from the region between the Kaipara Harbour and the Hokianga Harbour in Northland, New Zealand. [1] They are part of the Ngāti Whātua confederation of tribes. [2] In the early 19th century Te Roroa fought a series of wars with Ngāpuhi.

Many iwi (Māori tribes) trace their ancestry back to the legendary Polynesian explorer Kupe who, with his people, voyaged far across the southern ocean to find New Zealand. The people of Hokianga claim Kupe’s waka first landed on the shores of the Hokianga Harbour.

Ngāpuhi is the largest tribe in New Zealand. Their territory stretches from the Hokianga Harbour to the Bay of Islands, and to Whangārei in the south. Arriving in the Matawhaorua canoe, the navigator Kupe named the Hokianga Harbour.

Hokianga is considered to be one of the oldest settlements for the Māori, and is still a heartland for the people. Rahiri, the 17th century founder of the Ngapuhi iwi, was born at Whiria pa to the south of the harbour, where a monument stands to his memory.

Hokianga is steeped in history with historical attractions and activities. Best things to do - sandboarding down the North Head sand dunes activity, walk to the Koutu Boulders up to 3 metres in diameter, the Te Uru Heritage Walk and the Waimamaku Coastal Track.

Ngāi Tūpoto Marae at Motukaraka on the Hokianga Harbour represents the hapū of Ngāi Tūpoto and Ngāti Here. It also has close associations with Ngāpuhi. Hapū interests in land include Tapuwae, Motukaraka, Pūrakau, Tautehere, Manganuiowae, …