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Turakina, is an old Māori settlement situated south of Whanganui city. The turakina village, Derives its name from the river, which cut its passage out to see from a Spring on Mt Ruapehu. The original inhabitants of the area were the descendants of the Kahui Rere and the Kahui Maunga, later naming them selves Ngā Wairiki. However after the migration of Ngāti Apa from the Bay of Plenty toward Rotoaira then south to the Rangitikei river, they found themselves slowly being taken over by generations of intermarriage with the latter tribe. The Hapū or subtribe till living simultaneously at Turakina to the present day is Ngā Āriki, who have two marae not far from each other on the beach road, Tini Waitara and Kahurauponga. |
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Scottish settlers arrived in the area in the 1800's, and still live in the area to the present day. Many Māori family intermarried with the scottish also. |
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*[[Turakina River]], New Zealand |
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*[[Töregene Khatun]], wife of Ögedei Khan and regent of the Mongol Empire 1241–1246 |
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Revision as of 15:09, 4 May 2010
Turakina, is an old Māori settlement situated south of Whanganui city. The turakina village, Derives its name from the river, which cut its passage out to see from a Spring on Mt Ruapehu. The original inhabitants of the area were the descendants of the Kahui Rere and the Kahui Maunga, later naming them selves Ngā Wairiki. However after the migration of Ngāti Apa from the Bay of Plenty toward Rotoaira then south to the Rangitikei river, they found themselves slowly being taken over by generations of intermarriage with the latter tribe. The Hapū or subtribe till living simultaneously at Turakina to the present day is Ngā Āriki, who have two marae not far from each other on the beach road, Tini Waitara and Kahurauponga.
Scottish settlers arrived in the area in the 1800's, and still live in the area to the present day. Many Māori family intermarried with the scottish also.