They are all located in the Hauraki region, and trace their descent from a common ancestor, Marutūahu. Marutūahu’s forebears came to New Zealand on the Tainui waka.
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Hauraki itself means the north-west wind, which brought many raiding parties to the region
Coromandel Peninsula: Te Tara-o-te-Ika a Māui (the jagged barb of Māui’s fish), or Te Paeroa-a-Toi (Toi’s long mountain range)
Whitianga: Te Whitianga-a-Kupe (Kupe’s crossing)
Mercury Bay: Te Whanganui-a-Hei (the great harbour of Hei)
Hauraki Gulf: Tīkapa Moana (an allusion to ceremonies designed to protect Tainui and Te Arawa tribes, which took place at a small island off Cape Colville known as Tīkapa or Takapū, which means gannet).
Tikapa Moana - Firth of Thames
Waihou - river
Parawai - Thames
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