Rēkohu

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ancestral homeland geographical feature island

Rēkohu is the Moriori name for Chatham Island, the largest island in New Zealand’s remote Chatham Islands group and the ancestral homeland of the Moriori people.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Chatham Island	7
Rēkohu canonical	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7146338 — 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: Rēkohu
Context triple: [Moriori, mainIsland, Rēkohu]

A. Moutohorā Island
Moutohorā Island is a small, protected volcanic island and wildlife sanctuary off the coast of New Zealand’s North Island, renowned for its seabird colonies and ecological restoration.
B. Stewart Island / Rakiura
Stewart Island / Rakiura is New Zealand’s third-largest island, renowned for its rugged natural landscapes, abundant birdlife, and opportunities to see the aurora and kiwi in the wild.
C. Motuihe Island
Motuihe Island is a small, scenic island in New Zealand’s Hauraki Gulf known for its beaches, native wildlife, and conservation efforts.
D. Ponui Island
Ponui Island is a privately owned, largely pastoral island in New Zealand’s Hauraki Gulf, known for its conservation areas and relatively undeveloped, tranquil character.
E. Pararēkau Island
Pararēkau Island is a small tidal island located within Manukau Harbour near Auckland, New Zealand, known for its coastal habitats and limited accessibility.
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: Rēkohu
Target entity description: Rēkohu is the Moriori name for Chatham Island, the largest island in New Zealand’s remote Chatham Islands group and the ancestral homeland of the Moriori people.

A. Moutohorā Island
Moutohorā Island is a small, protected volcanic island and wildlife sanctuary off the coast of New Zealand’s North Island, renowned for its seabird colonies and ecological restoration.
B. Stewart Island / Rakiura
Stewart Island / Rakiura is New Zealand’s third-largest island, renowned for its rugged natural landscapes, abundant birdlife, and opportunities to see the aurora and kiwi in the wild.
C. Motuihe Island
Motuihe Island is a small, scenic island in New Zealand’s Hauraki Gulf known for its beaches, native wildlife, and conservation efforts.
D. Ponui Island
Ponui Island is a privately owned, largely pastoral island in New Zealand’s Hauraki Gulf, known for its conservation areas and relatively undeveloped, tranquil character.
E. Pararēkau Island
Pararēkau Island is a small tidal island located within Manukau Harbour near Auckland, New Zealand, known for its coastal habitats and limited accessibility.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancestral homeland ⓘ geographical feature ⓘ island ⓘ
administeredAs	part of Chatham Islands Territory ⓘ
administeredBy	New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ
ancestralHomelandOf	Moriori people NERFINISHED ⓘ
belongsTo	Polynesia region in a broad cultural sense ⓘ
country	New Zealand ⓘ
culturalSignificance	central to Moriori identity and traditions ⓘ
distanceFrom	about 650 km southeast of New Zealand North Island ⓘ about 800 km east of New Zealand South Island ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Moriori people NERFINISHED ⓘ Māori NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAirport	Tuuta Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasArea	approximately 900 square kilometres ⓘ
hasBiodiversity	endemic plant species ⓘ seabird colonies ⓘ
hasClimate	cool oceanic climate ⓘ
hasCoastlineFeature	lagoon Te Whanga ⓘ
hasConservationConcern	habitat for threatened species ⓘ
hasHighestPoint	Maungatere Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ about 299 m above sea level ⓘ
hasLanguageAssociation	Moriori language NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMainSettlement	Waitangi NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasNameInEnglish	Chatham Island NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasNameInMoriori	Rēkohu NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasNameInMāori	Wharekauri NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPrimaryEconomicActivity	farming ⓘ fishing ⓘ tourism ⓘ
hasSettlement	Kaingaroa NERFINISHED ⓘ Owenga NERFINISHED ⓘ Te One NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSurroundingWaterBody	South Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTransportLink	air services to mainland New Zealand ⓘ sea freight connections to mainland New Zealand ⓘ
historicalEvent	location of Moriori genocide and enslavement in the 19th century ⓘ site of Moriori–Ngāti Mutunga conflict in the 1830s ⓘ
indigenousPeople	Moriori people NERFINISHED ⓘ
largestIslandOf	Chatham Islands group NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Chatham Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Oceania ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ
partOf	Chatham Islands group NERFINISHED ⓘ
timeZone	Chatham Standard Time NERFINISHED ⓘ
timeZoneDST	Chatham Daylight Time NERFINISHED ⓘ
timeZoneDSTOffset	UTC+13:45 ⓘ
timeZoneOffset	UTC+12:45 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Moriori → mainIsland → Rēkohu ⓘ

Wharekauri → alsoKnownAs → Rēkohu ⓘ

Wharekauri → largestIsland → Rēkohu ⓘ