Our ancestors journeyed from Polynesia to Turanganui-a-Kiwa (Gisborne) more than 700 years ago. Tupapa: Our Stand. Our Story is a project to tell our rich, interwoven stories that have been passed down about the first people to navigate to and inhabit this place.
I nga ra o mua i u nga matua tipuna ki Turanganui-a-Kiwa mai i Hawaiki. Tupapa: Taku Tu, Taku Korero! He kohinga o nga korero tuku iho o nga iwi o Turanganui-a-Kiwa.
We are the tangata whenua (original inhabitants of the land). Our four tribes are descended from the people who arrived in Turanganui-a-Kiwa on the waka (canoes) Horouta, Takitimu and Te Ikaroa-a-Rauru.
E wha nga iwi o Turanganui-a-Kiwa. Heke mai i a Horouta, i a Takitimu me Te Ikaroa-a-Rauru.
Ko Ngai Tamanuhiri te Iwi mai i Paritu ki Kopututea
Ko Matiti te taumata
Ko nga marae o Ngai Tamanuhiri ko Te Muriwai ko Rangiwaho ko Waiari.
Ko Ngai Tamanuhiri te Iwi mai i Paritu ki Kopututea
Ko Matiti te taumata
Ko nga marae o Ngai Tamanuhiri ko Te Muriwai ko Rangiwaho ko Waiari.
Ko Titirangi te Maunga
Ko Turanganui me Kopuawhakapata nga Awa
Ko Te Poho o Rawiri te Marae
Ko Ngati Oneone te Iwi.
Ko Titirangi te maunga
Ko Turanganui me Kopuawhakapata nga awa
Ko Te Poho-o-Rawiri te marae
Ko Ngati Oneone te iwi.
Ko Titirangi te maunga
Ko Waikanae me Turanganui nga awa
Ko Te Kuri-a-Tuatai te marae
Ko Kuriwahanui te tipuna
Ko Ngai Tawhiri me Te Whanau-a-Iwi nga hapu
Ko Rongowhakaata te iwi
Tihei Mauriora!
Ko Titirangi te maunga
Ko Waikanae me Turanganui nga awa
Ko Te Kuri-a-Tuatai te marae
Ko Kuriwahanui te tipuna
Ko Ngai Tawhiri me Te Whanau-a-Iwi nga hapu
Ko Rongowhakaata te iwi
Tihei Mauriora!
Ko Maungahaumi te maunga
Ko Waipaoa te awa
Ko Horouta te waka
Ko Te Aitanga a Mahaki te iwi
Nau mai ki Te Whare Korero o Mahaki
Hei whakaohooho i ana uri
Hei Kura mo Mahaki.
Ko Maungahaumi te maunga
Ko Waipaoa te awa
Ko Horouta te waka
Ko Te Aitanga a Mahaki te iwi
Nau mai ki Te Whare Korero o Mahaki
Hei whakaohooho i ana uri
Hei Kura mo Mahaki.
On this website, we invite you to discover the stories of the first arrivals to and early life in Turanganui-a-Kiwa, and learn about our history through games.
Kua rarangahia nga korero tuku iho o nga iwi o Turanganui-a-Kiwa ki tenei pae tukutuku.
Download the app to discover more of our stories – on location in Turanganui-a-Kiwa, or from home. With graphic novels, video tours from descendants, and more.
He korero ano, he kiriata, he pakiwaitara hoki no nga iwi Turanganui-a-Kiwa kei te taupanga. Tikina atu!
Take the Tupapa heritage trail to stand where our ancestors stood and visit places that have shaped Aotearoa (New Zealand).
Takahia te ara o Tupapa, kia kite, kia rongo i nga korero tuku iho o nga iwi o Turanganui-a-Kiwa.
These stories are presented by the tangata whenua Ngati Oneone, Ngai Tamanuhiri, Rongowhakaata and Te Aitanga-a-Mahaki.
Tupapa: Our Stand. Our Story was made with the support of Eastland Community Trust and Gisborne District Council.
Koinei nga korero tuku iho o nga iwi o Ngati Oneone, Ngai Tamanuhiri, Rongowhakaata me Te Aitanga-a-Mahaki.
Tupapa: Taku Tu, Taku Korero. Na te Eastland Community Trust me Te Kaunihera o Te Tairawhiti te kaupapa nei i hapai, i tautoko.