An Early Historical Maori Document on a Tribal Ancestry IN Nz

this nz printed historic document could be of interest to our maori people .in Taranaki, nz - cheers

Toi-kai-rakau, the wood eater
Te Ātiawa stem from Toi-te-huatahi or Toi-kai-rakau, the wood eater. Toi was the progenitor of many tribes occupying a considerable stretch of country, eight generations prior to the waka migrations of the fourteenth century. Soon after Toi arrived in New Zealand with his people, he established a pa at Whakatane. In the years following, descendants of Toi moved further afield and different familial branches arose including: Te Tini o Awa, Te Marangaranga, Te Tini o Tuio, Te Tini o Taunga and Ngā Turanga.

One of Toi's son's, Ruarangi, married a woman named Rongoueroa. Rongoueroa was the mother of Awanuiarangi, the eponymous ancestor of Te Ä€tiawa. According to tradition, the father of Awanuiarangi was Tamarau-Te-Heketanga-A-Rangi (Tamarau), a whatukura or heavenly guardian from the tenth heaven. A child of Ranginui and Papatuānuku, Tamarau came down from the heavens after seeing Rongoueroa bathing beside a stream. He took the form of a man and embraced her. From their union, Awanuiarangi was born. From Awanuiarangi came the multitudes "“ Te Tini o Awanuiarangi. They grew strong and settled themselves principally at Taranaki and Whakatane.