What did Tahupotiki Wiremu Ratana do?

Tahupōtiki Wiremu Rātana was the founder of a Māori religious movement which, in the late 1920s, also became a major political movement. After the 1918 influenza epidemic Tahupōtiki Rātana was his only male heir.

What was a key goal of Tahupotiki Wiremu Ratana for the church?

Tahupōtiki Wiremu Rātana came to prominence as a powerful Māori spiritual leader and faith healer. He founded a religious movement and headed a pan-tribal unity movement campaigning for social justice and equality based on the Treaty of Waitangi.

Where was Tahupotiki Wiremu Ratana born?

Rangitīkei, New Zealand
T. W. Ratana/Place of birth

Who was Tahupotiki Wiremu Ratana and what did he do?

Made by the Māori Programmes Department of TVNZ, this episode features a re-enactment of part of the life of Prophet Tahupōtiki Wiremu Rātana (1873 – 1939). Ratana was a key influence in Māori politics and religion.

Who are the original settlers of Te Waipounamu?

Waitahā are considered to be the original settlers of Te Waipounamu, while Kāti Mamoe, like Ngāi Tahu, originated from the North Island. Today Ngāi Tahu of Te Waipounamu comprise five primary hapū — Kāti Kurī, Ngāti Irakehu, Kāti Huirapa, Ngāi Tūāhuriri and Ngāi Te Ruakihikihi.

Where did Tahu Potiki and Porourangi come from?

TAHU-pōtiki’s birth in Whāngārā has been conservatively dated to around 1450AD. He was the younger brother of Porourangi, the founding ancestor of Ngāti Porou. Tahu-pōtiki and Porourangi trace a senior line of descent from Paikea (circa 1350AD) to Pouheni, to Tarawhakatū, then their father Nanaia.

When did the Ngai Tahu come to New Zealand?

It was from Wellington that the populating of the South Island by Ngāi Tahu began, and this is dated to about the early 1700s. Ngāi Tahu of the South Island trace descent primarily from another of Tahu-pōtiki’s son’s, Ira-a-Tahu. However, there is no evidence that Ira or any of his brothers ever lived in the South Island.