Whakapapa Rangitihi - Rangitihi GenealogyNgāti Rangitihi derives it's name from our tīpuna Rangitihi. Rangitihi was the great-great-grandson of Tamatekapua, commander of the Arawa waka. In his day, Rangitihi was one of the most powerful and well-respected rangatira in Aotearoa. Many of the major whakapapa lines of what we know today as the Te Arawa confederation of tribes descend from our tīpuna Rangitihi.
As part of our work under our 5-year Strategic Plan, we are working on a whakapapa database project that will one day allow Ngāti Rangitihi individuals to search for their own whakapapa. We have started a collection of whakapapa charts from various sources and will continue working on providing a properly researched and verified whakapapa for our database. Read more about Rangitihi and browse through the Rangitihi whakapapa chart collection below. |      |
 The pou haki (flagpole) at Rangitihi Marae depicts Rangitihi (top) and his 8 children below. |  |
The well known saying "Ngā pūmanawa e waru o Te Arawa" - The eight pulsating hearts of Te Arawa is a reference to the eight children of our illustrious tīpuna Rangitihi. This whakapapa chart summarises the origins of Ngāti Rangitihi. Our eponymous ancestor Rangitihi was the great-great grandson of Tama-te-Kapua, legendary commander of the Te Arawa canoe. Rangitihi had four wives, and through his strategic marriages into some of the most important whānau in the Bay of Plenty, he laid the foundations for many of the iwi and that make up the modern day Te Arawa confederation of iwi and hapū.
Rangitihi’s four wives bore him eight children as follows: Rātōrua, Tāuruao, Rangiwhakaekea, Rangiaohia, Rākeiao, Kawatapuarangi, Apumoana, and Tūhourangi – collectively the famous “Ngā Pūmanawa E Waru o Te Arawa” - the eight pulsating hearts of Te Arawa. In addition to Ngāti Rangitihi, the descendants of Rangitihi’s eight offspring went on to produce a number of iwi and hapū of Te Arawa including (amongst others):
Rangitihi’s four wives bore him eight children as follows: Rātōrua, Tāuruao, Rangiwhakaekea, Rangiaohia, Rākeiao, Kawatapuarangi, Apumoana, and Tūhourangi – collectively the famous “Ngā Pūmanawa E Waru o Te Arawa” - the eight pulsating hearts of Te Arawa. In addition to Ngāti Rangitihi, the descendants of Rangitihi’s eight offspring went on to produce a number of iwi and hapū of Te Arawa including (amongst others):
- Ngāti Rangitihi;
- Ngāti Rangiteaorere;
- Ngāti Pikiao;
- Tūhourangi / Ngāti Wāhiao;
- Ngāti Uenukukopako;
- Ngāti Whakaue; and
- Ngāti Rangiwewehi.
Please note that all whakapapa materials provided on this page are for information purposes only and have not been verified or endorsed by Te Mana o Ngāti Rangitihi Trust unless indicated.
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As part of our ongoing project to create a Whakapapa database, we have put together a collection of charts showing various portions of Ngāti Rangitihi whakapapa to assist whānau who are attempting to construct their individual whakapapa charts. We will continue collecting and researching Ngāti Rangitihi whakapapa and intend to create a properly researched and verified database so that in future individuals may use it to trace their Ngāti Rangitihi whakapapa.
To assist researchers we have provided the following documents below for download:
You can also assist us by making sure that you and every one in your whānau is on our iwi register and that your contact details are up to date. To register or update your details, click here. If you would like to download a copy of the documents, click on the "Download File" link next to the relevant document below. Please note that the Whānau Whakapapa Template is provided in Microsoft Word so you can edit it. If you do not have Microsoft Word, you can download a free programme to open and edit it here. 
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