Hapu definition

Hapu means both the Hapu of Ngati Tapu and Ngai Tama- rawaho;
Hapu means the hapu listed in the Ninth Schedule, including any changes thereto;
Hapu means the iwi and Hapu set out in the Fifth Schedule;

Examples of Hapu in a sentence

  • Tangata whenua Hapu or iwi that holds mana whenua over an area In relation to a particular area, means the hapu or iwi that holds mana whenua or customary authority over that area.

  • Ko te Kuini o Ingarani ka wakarite ka wakaae ki nga Rangatira, ki nga Hapu, ki nga tangata katoa o Nu Tirani, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Rangatiratanga o ratou wenua o ratou kainga me o ratou taonga katoa.

  • The Trust shall give not less than twenty-one (21) days’ notice of the holding of the annual general meeting, such notice to be advertised in appropriate newspapers and broadcast on a radio station or radio stations in regions where the Trust considers that a significant number of Members of the Whanau Hapu reside.

  • The objects for which the Trust is established are to receive, manage and administer the Trust Assets on behalf of and for the benefit of the present and future Members of the Whanau Hapu and, in particular, to enable the Whanau Hapu to be the effective decision makers in relation to their respective interests in the foreshore and seabed.

  • The continued recognition of the Hapu, their identity, traditions and status as kaitiaki is entwined with the Reserve, and associated resources.

  • Tangata Whenua Hapu or iwi that holds mana whenua over an area In relation to a particular area, means the hapu or iwi, that is Maori and holds mana whenua or customary authority over that area.

  • In any case where a Whanau Hapu has been without a trustee for a period of three (3) months, the power to appoint a new Trustee for that Whanau Hapu shall be vested in the Trustees.

  • The Hapu have cultural, spiritual, traditional and historic associations with the Reserve and its environs, its waters, associated land and flora and fauna.

  • Whakaari was traditionally an important mahinga kai (place for gathering food) for the Hapu, with numerous significant rocks and reefs nearby.

  • In the early twentieth century, it was the Hapu women who would go to the beach at Whakaari to gather kaimoana, which they would take home by horseback.


More Definitions of Hapu

Hapu means the descendants of Tuperiri of Te Taou, Ngao Oho and Te Uringutu hapu of the Ngati Whatua iwi, commonly known as Ngati Whatua Orakei;
Hapu means the Maori subtribe or hapu known as Ngati Whatua o Orakei, being a hapu of the Maori tribe or iwi named Ngati Whatua:

Related to Hapu

  • Panchayat means an institution (by whatever name called) of self-government constituted under article 243B, for the rural areas;

  • Sailboat means the same as that term is defined in Section 73-18-2.