Who we are as a people cannot be separated from our tūpuna (ancestors) and this whenua (land).
This video is about the origins of Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, including our arrival on this whenua in our ancestral waka (canoe) named Māhuhu-ki-te-rangi.
You have just watched part of our origin story. It includes key elements of Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei whakapapa (genealogy).
Whakapapa is the foundation of Māori knowledge systems (mātauranga). It refers to genealogical connections and associated knowledges of everything in the universe. Whakapapa helps us understand who we are, where we are from and how we connect to each other.
Did you know?
Everyone has a whakapapa. What is yours?
Here we focus on Auckland’s origin story. Our central city became possible through Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei’s act of tuku whenua (chiefly land gift).
