Waikato (iwi)
| Waikato Tainui | |
|---|---|
| Maori tribal government | |
| Tribe established | ~1350 |
| Maori King proclaimed | 1858 |
| Exiled to King Country | 1863 |
| Te Kauhanganui founded | 1889/1890 |
| Capital | Ngaruawahia |
| Marae | 65 marae |
| Government | |
| • Body | Te Kauhanganui |
| • Maori King | Tuheitia |
| • Executive Chair | Tom Roa |
| Area* | |
| • Total | 8,046 km2 (5,000 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)** | |
| • Total | 52,000 |
| • Density | 6.5/km2 (10/sq mi) |
| Time zone | NZST |
| Website | http://waikatotainui.com/?id=1 |
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The Waikato Tainui are a group of Māori from the Tainui waka (tribal confederation) who live in the Waikato Region, in the western central region of New Zealand's North Island.
Waikato is a Māori iwi (tribe) from the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand. Actually a confederation of smaller tribes, it is also part of the larger confederation of Tainui, consisting of tribes descended from Polynesian migrants who arrived in New Zealand on the Tainui canoe. Pōtatau Te Wherowhero, the first Māori king, was a member of the Waikato sub-tribe of Ngāti Mahuta, and his descendants have succeeded him. The iwi is named after the Waikato River, which plays a large part in its history and culture.
Hamilton City is now the largest population center for the iwi. The township Ngaruawahia is important historically, and is the location of Turangawaewae marae, the centre of the Kīngitanga Movement (Māori King Movement). In the 2006 census, 33,429 people in New Zealand indicated they were affiliated with Waikato (including those affiliated with more than one tribe).
The Waikato iwi has been using the name "Tainui" to describe itself for some time, through the establishment of the Tainui Māori Trust Board by the Waikato-Maniapoto Maori Claims Settlement Act 1946, with many people now referring to the Waikato iwi as "Tainui" or "Waikato-Tainui".
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