Tapuwae Poharutanga o Tukutuku was a Māori upoko ariki (head chieftain) of the Ngāti Kahungunu iwi and Ngāi Tamaterangi hapū in the Wairoa area of Hawke...

Tapuwae (Māori for "footprints") may refer to: Tapuwae Poharutanga o Tukutuku, an ancestor of Ngāti Kahungunu Tapuwae River in Northland, New Zealand...

and east banks of the Wairoa were split between the brothers Tapuwae Poharutanga o Tukutuku and Te Maaha, who fought one another, but were subsequently...

Tama-te-rangi was eventually avenged by his great grandson, Tapuwae Poharutanga o Tukutuku. Tama-te-rangi first married Hine-rangi, a descendant of Kahungunu...

Okuratawhiti and had a daughter and two sons: Hineawhi (daughter) Tapuwae Poharutanga o Tukutuku, who received the west bank of the Wairoa River. Te Maaha, who...

and settled at Matiti (across the river from Ruataniwha pā). Tapuwae Poharutanga o Tukutuku of Ngāi Tamaterangi, who was the main chief in the area, led...