What is Hinemoa and Tutanekai about?

Hinemoa was the daughter of a great chief who lived at Owhata, along the shores of Lake Rotorua. Because of this, Tutanekai hid his love for Hinemoa for a long time. He saw Hinemoa only when there were great meetings of the tribe, for his home was far across the water on Mokoia Island in the middle of Lake Rotorua.

What tribe was Tutanekai?

Hinemoa was a chieftainess of the tribe which lived in the village of Owhata on the shores of Lake Rotorua. In this lake is the island of Mokoia, some 4km across the water from Owhata.

Who did Hinemoa swim to?

Tūtānekai
Hinemoa clings to a stump known as Hinewhata during her legendary swim to Mokoia Island to meet her beloved, Tūtānekai.

Where does Hinemoa live?

A legendary love story set in paradise Tutanekai lived with his tribe on Mokoia Island in the middle of Lake Rotorua while Hinemoa’s home was on the mainland at Owhata. Hinemoa was very beautiful and of very high rank and her father denied Tutanekai as a suitable suitor.

Where is hinemoa buried?

Motutawa Island
Motutawa Island sits in the middle of the lake and is a burial site where the famed Te Arawa ancestor Hinemoa is buried.

What is the island in the middle of Lake Rotorua?

Mokoia Island
In the centre of Lake Rotorua is Mokoia Island, the setting for one of New Zealand’s most famous love stories.

Where is tutanekai buried?

Weriweri
“Tutanekai is buried in Weriweri off Waiteti Rd in Ngongotaha and the people of Tarukenga and Ngongotaha are the ancestors of this famous union. In fact, their descendants occupy both sides of the lake,” he said.

Is hinemoa elder Māori?

She is of English and Māori descent, from Ngāti Kurī, Te Rarawa, Te Aupōuri and Ngāpuhi iwi. Before training in medicine she was a presenter on 3.45 LIVE!, a children’s television programme on Television New Zealand.

What is the name of tutanekai flute?

On returning to Mokoia Island, Tūtānekai built himself a platform on a knoll behind his father’s house. Every evening he and his friend Tiki played their flutes; Tūtānekai’s flute was known as Murirangaranga.

When was tutanekai born?

Tūtānekai
Birthdate:	estimated between 1541 and 1549
Birthplace:	Mokoia Island, Lake Rotorua, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, North Island, Aotearoa New Zealand
Death:	Mokoia Island, Lake Rotorua, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand
Place of Burial:	Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand

Does anyone live on Mokoia Island?

Now uninhabited, Mokoia Island still holds a beautiful memoir of the Te Arawa’s love for this treasured place.

Is the love story of Hinemoa and Tutanekai true?

The romantic love story of Hinemoa and Tutanekai is told in the beautiful song titled Pokarekare Ana. Learn about this historic story and the translations of the song. This is based on the best early account of the story sourced from Sir George Grey’s ‘Polynesian Mythology’, first published in 1855.

Where did the story of Hinemoa come from?

Learn about this historic story and the translations of the song. This is based on the best early account of the story sourced from Sir George Grey’s ‘Polynesian Mythology’, first published in 1855. Hinemoa was the daughter of a great chief who lived at Owhata, along the shores of Lake Rotorua.

Who was Tutanekai the stepson of Whakaue?

Tūtānekai was the stepson of Whakaue and was born and lived on Mokoia Island. Tūtānekai was a pōriro (illegitimate child). His mother, Rangiuru, was married to the chief Whakaue, but had an affair with Tūwharetoa. Whakaue treated the child of this liaison, Tūtānekai, as his own.

What kind of flute does Tutanekai play?

Most stories speak of Tūtānekai playing the flute (known as Murirangaranga) , and it is currently in the care of Te Whare Taonga o Te Arawa, Rotorua Museum. This taonga has been placed with the museum for safekeeping, reflecting the mutual understanding and trust between Auckland Museum, Rotorua Museum and local iwi, hap ū and wh ā nau.