Maketu is a small town on the Western Bay of Plenty coast in New Zealand. Maketu has an estuary from which the Kaituna River used to flow, until 1956,...

Wiremu Kīngi Maketū (also known as Maketū Wharetotara or Waretotara) (c. 1824 – 7 March 1842) was the first person executed in New Zealand under British...

called Toka-parore and Tu-te-rangi-haruru, now the name of two rocks in the Maketu estuary. A stone anchor in the churchyard at Ohinemutu is said to have come...

situated at the summit of the sacred hill behind Kawhia’s seaside marae – Maketu Marae. The harbour area was the birthplace of the prominent Māori warrior...

Sub-Division Kaimai Ward: (seat at Ōmokoroa) Te Puke-Maketu Ward: (seat at Te Puke) Te Puke Sub-Division Maketu Sub-Division Western Bay of Plenty District consists...

Papatapu (Te Wehi) marae and Te Tihi o Moerangi marae 4 around Kawhia Harbour: Maketū marae, Ōkapu marae, Āruka marae and Te Kōraha marae The iwi of Ngāti Hikairo...

them. He staked claims to Mount Moehau in the Coromandel Peninsula and to Maketu in the central Bay of Plenty, where he settled. Shortly after this, he was...

Ngāti Whakaue is a Māori iwi, of the Te Arawa confederation of New Zealand, tracing its descent from Whakaue Kaipapa, son of Uenuku-kopakō, and grandson...

known for the cultivation of Kiwifruit. Te Puke is close to Tauranga and Maketu, which are both coastal towns/cities, as well as the small townships of...

all times to have made a set at Maketū and had on several occasions struck, thrown, or otherwise maltreated him. Maketū was unable to defend himself against...

northwards for 45 kilometres (28 mi), emptying into the Bay of Plenty at Maketū. It was the subject of a claim concerning the effluent flowing down the...

Frederick Weld from Auckland (where Parliament met in those years) to Tauranga, Maketu, and Rotorua. He resigned his seat on 18 July 1855 and returned to the United...

moved to Selwyn Oaks, but the school was called Maketu School and henceforth Ramarama School. The Te Maketu Waterfall is hidden behind the Pratts Road Cemetery...

1841, Ruhe's son Maketū Wharetotara was accused of the murder of five people on Motuarohia Island. After being found guilty, Maketū Wharetotara became...

The Te Arawa of Maketu entertain guests....

rangatira of Te Arawa. After burying his father at Moehau, he travelled to Maketu to be purified by his uncle Kahumatamomoe, whose daughter he married. He...

book of poems, Home Territory (Lindon, 1984). Locke's third book of poems Maketu (concerning Phillip Tapsell) was published in 2003 and his fourth collection...

in the north, to the Kaimai Range in the west, south of Te Puke and to Maketu in the east. Ngāi Te Rangi is part of the Tauranga Moana iwi group, which...

Encyclopedia of New Zealand, 22 April 2009. Retrieved 5 October 2015. Oliver, S. "Maketu Wiremu Kingi", Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand, 30 October 2012...

rangatira (chief) in the Te Arawa confederation of tribes, who was based at Maketu in the Bay of Plenty and then at Mount Moehau at the tip of the Coromandel...

side of the estuary is Little Waihi and it is a short drive from there to Maketu. To the north-west, across the estuary entrance and around the point is...

captained the Arawa canoe on its journey to New Zealand and settled with him at Maketu in the Bay of Plenty. Kahumatamomoe set out on an exploratory journey with...

activity at Whakarewarewa. Finally, they found Ngātoro-i-rangi's house at Maketu. Instead of entering by the gate, they climbed over the fence and sat in...

ransacked. The British gunboat fired from the river, mortally wounding Maketu, a chief. Rockets were fired at besiegers from two armed boats on 24 May...

Arataki (Bay of Plenty) Kairua Papamoa Kaitemako Otawa, Te Puke Maketu...

harbours are located at Tauranga, Whakatāne and Ohiwa. Major estuaries include Maketu, Little Waihi, Whakatāne, Waiotahe and Waioeka/Ōtara. Eight major rivers...

declared the area from Maketu west to Te Puke to be the belly of his son Tapuika. Later, Tapuika did settle in this area. From Maketu, Tia set out with his...

and South faults Waipuna Fault Oruakukuru Fault Rangiahu Fault Maketu Stream Fault (Maketu Trace) Karioi fault set that is 24 km (15 mi) wide of NE‐trending...

probably Phillip Tapsell who was trading from the Bay of Plenty coast at Maketu from 1828. He later married into Te Arawa and became highly regarded by...

centre of the coast. Other towns of note include Waihi Beach, Katikati, Maketu, Pukehina Beach and Ōpōtiki. Most of the population along the coast is concentrated...