Go through and complete these activities to check your understanding of te Tiriti o Waitangi and te ao Māori, then discuss what you’ve learnt!

The waiata “Purea nei” is said to be about the story of Ueoneone and Reitū and carries the traditions of the Te Rarawa Iwi, although the waiata is modern.

Reitū and Reipae

The sisters Reitū and Reipae are renowned in Māori tradition. Ueoneone, a chief from Whāngāpē, travelled to the Waikato, where he fell in love with the sisters. He proposed marriage and they accepted.

Ueoneone sent a bird to the Waikato to carry the sisters northward. However, when the bird landed near present-day Whangārei, Reipae fell in love with a chief named Ōtāhuhupōtiki, and married him. Te Whanga-a-Reipae (the harbour of Reipae) is one meaning of the name Whāngārei.

Reitū carried on alone and married Ueoneone at Whāngāpē. Kauae and Tawakeiti, their twin daughters, married Tūpoto, from whom every tribe north of Auckland can trace descent.

https://teara.govt.nz/en/muriwhenua-tribes/page-1

https://www.folksong.org.nz/purea_nei/index.html

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