Hei (Māori ancestor)
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Hei is a revered Māori ancestor associated with the Te Whānau a Hei people of the Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand, whose legacy is reflected in local place names and traditions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hei (Māori ancestor) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17288355 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hei (Māori ancestor) Context triple: [Cathedral Cove, namedAfter, Hei (Māori ancestor)]
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A.
Ngāuruhoe (Māori chief or ancestor)
Ngāuruhoe is a revered Māori chief or ancestral figure whose name was bestowed upon Mount Ngauruhoe in New Zealand, reflecting his significance in local iwi history and tradition.
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B.
Māui-mua
Māui-mua is one of the elder brothers of the culture hero Māui in Polynesian mythology, often appearing in stories that highlight sibling rivalry and the underestimation of Māui’s abilities.
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C.
Māui-pae
Māui-pae is a figure from Polynesian (particularly Māori) mythology, known as one of the lesser-documented brothers within the wider Māui family of culture heroes.
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D.
Māui-waho
Māui-waho is a figure from Polynesian mythology, traditionally known as one of the brothers of the culture hero Māui.
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E.
Mātaatua
Mātaatua is one of the ancestral Māori voyaging canoes (waka) that carried early Polynesian settlers to Aotearoa New Zealand and is central to the traditions of several iwi, including Ngāi Te Rangi.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hei (Māori ancestor) Target entity description: Hei is a revered Māori ancestor associated with the Te Whānau a Hei people of the Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand, whose legacy is reflected in local place names and traditions.
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A.
Ngāuruhoe (Māori chief or ancestor)
Ngāuruhoe is a revered Māori chief or ancestral figure whose name was bestowed upon Mount Ngauruhoe in New Zealand, reflecting his significance in local iwi history and tradition.
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B.
Māui-mua
Māui-mua is one of the elder brothers of the culture hero Māui in Polynesian mythology, often appearing in stories that highlight sibling rivalry and the underestimation of Māui’s abilities.
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C.
Māui-pae
Māui-pae is a figure from Polynesian (particularly Māori) mythology, known as one of the lesser-documented brothers within the wider Māui family of culture heroes.
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D.
Māui-waho
Māui-waho is a figure from Polynesian mythology, traditionally known as one of the brothers of the culture hero Māui.
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E.
Mātaatua
Mātaatua is one of the ancestral Māori voyaging canoes (waka) that carried early Polynesian settlers to Aotearoa New Zealand and is central to the traditions of several iwi, including Ngāi Te Rangi.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.