Twitter Google Share on Facebook ngati Wikipedia (ˈnɑːtiː) n,plngati NZ(occurring as part of the name of a tribe) tribe or clan [Māori] Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, ...
Modern Ngati Porou carving was initiated by Iwirakau, trained at Te Whare Wananga o Te Rawheoro in Uawa. Waiapu carving was disrupted by the Ngapuhi raids of the 1820s, and further interruption was caused by unscrupulous traders taking whakairo for sale to Pakeha – many of which still r...