About this Website

This website has been created as the primary platform for Ngāti Hine to help communicate ‘Te Ara o Ngāti Hine’, the navigational journey of Ngāti Hine. The content writers, creators and whānau who have contributed to the information in this website recognise that taonga, tikanga and mātauranga Māori is the custodian and kaitiaki intellectual property of whānau, hapū and or iwi collectives and not necessarily that of an individual or entity. Taonga, tikanga and mātauranga Māori must be considered in interpreting the content in this website and respect for whānau, hapū and iwi.

Ngāti Hine whakapapa, knowledge and mātauranga comes with a responsibility to safeguard and protect the mauri and integrity of the kōrero and whakapapa. This is the responsibility of all uri of Hineāmaru and those who read these pages. Kia tiakina te mauri o ngā kōrero tuku iho mai ngā mātua tūpuna - now and into the future. The kōrero shared in this website is only a starting point and whānau are encouraged to ask their own whānau as part of building their understanding.

While every effort has been made for the information contained in this website to be tika, pono, true and correct at the times of publication, the information may change or be reviewed. Aroha atu, aroha mai, tātou ki a tātou.