whakapapa - brief version

When I looked up the Puhihuia song, the sheet music said that Ruby King had been told that story by Chief Tahuri Kaora of Ngāti Hikairo. Dr. Brown sent me an article in reply, stating that the story was usually attributed to Auckland tribes, such as Maungawhau and Awhitu, but that was George Grey's bowdlerised version of the story. This new attribution might be a more authentic telling of the mōteatea. Anyway, that was a pretty clear sign of whakapapa. - My Dad's family has been based in Waikato for a long time. Apparently my great-grandfather and great-grandmother were Māori on one side. That's where the connection to Ngāti Mahuta comes from. My great-grandfather was the final Riddell, and he was a half-caste. My great-grandmother was full Māori. I'm a quarter-caste. The Tupaia connection is from my great-grandmother's side. Even if that weren't true, Ra'iātea is also the origin point for the Tainui waka.

Ngāti Hikairo's rohe

Ngāti Porou rohe

Ngāti Irakehu rohe