Te Tauihu o te Waka-a-Māui
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Te Tauihu o te Waka-a-Māui is the Māori name for the northern region of New Zealand’s South Island, an area of significant cultural and historical importance to several iwi.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Te Tauihu o te Waka-a-Māui canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11006073 — 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: Te Tauihu o te Waka-a-Māui Context triple: [Ngāti Toa Rangatira, hasRohe, Te Tauihu o te Waka-a-Māui]
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A.
Kā Tiritiri o te Moana
Kā Tiritiri o te Moana is the Māori name for New Zealand’s Southern Alps, the prominent mountain range running along the South Island.
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B.
Te Ara a Kiwa
Te Ara a Kiwa is the Māori name for Foveaux Strait, the body of water separating New Zealand’s South Island from Stewart Island/Rakiura.
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C.
Te Uri Taniwha
Te Uri Taniwha is a Māori hapū (sub-tribe) of the Ngāpuhi iwi in northern Aotearoa New Zealand.
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D.
Whaka a Te Wera
Whaka a Te Wera is the Māori name for Paterson Inlet, a large sheltered coastal inlet on the eastern side of Rakiura / Stewart Island in New Zealand.
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E.
Te Maeva Nui
Te Maeva Nui is the Cook Islands’ premier annual cultural festival, showcasing traditional dance, music, costumes, and heritage in celebration of the nation’s identity and self-governance.
- 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: Te Tauihu o te Waka-a-Māui Target entity description: Te Tauihu o te Waka-a-Māui is the Māori name for the northern region of New Zealand’s South Island, an area of significant cultural and historical importance to several iwi.
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A.
Kā Tiritiri o te Moana
Kā Tiritiri o te Moana is the Māori name for New Zealand’s Southern Alps, the prominent mountain range running along the South Island.
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B.
Te Ara a Kiwa
Te Ara a Kiwa is the Māori name for Foveaux Strait, the body of water separating New Zealand’s South Island from Stewart Island/Rakiura.
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C.
Te Uri Taniwha
Te Uri Taniwha is a Māori hapū (sub-tribe) of the Ngāpuhi iwi in northern Aotearoa New Zealand.
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D.
Whaka a Te Wera
Whaka a Te Wera is the Māori name for Paterson Inlet, a large sheltered coastal inlet on the eastern side of Rakiura / Stewart Island in New Zealand.
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E.
Te Maeva Nui
Te Maeva Nui is the Cook Islands’ premier annual cultural festival, showcasing traditional dance, music, costumes, and heritage in celebration of the nation’s identity and self-governance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
region
ⓘ
traditional Māori region ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
prow of a canoe
ⓘ
waka of Māui NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificanceFor |
Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ngāti Koata NERFINISHED ⓘ Ngāti Kuia NERFINISHED ⓘ Ngāti Rārua NERFINISHED ⓘ Ngāti Tama ki Te Tauihu NERFINISHED ⓘ Ngāti Toa Rangatira NERFINISHED ⓘ Rangitāne o Wairau NERFINISHED ⓘ Te Ātiawa o Te Waka-a-Māui NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIwiCollective | Te Tauihu o te Waka-a-Māui iwi collective NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMāoriNameMeaning | the prow of the canoe of Māui ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
ancestral
ⓘ
cultural ⓘ historical ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfSignificance |
mana moana
ⓘ
mana whenua ⓘ |
| includesArea |
Marlborough region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nelson region NERFINISHED ⓘ Tasman region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Te Waipounamu tribal regions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isRecognizedAs | distinct Māori cultural region ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Māori ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South Island
ⓘ
Te Waipounamu NERFINISHED ⓘ northern South Island ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Māui NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatesTo | Māori settlement history in northern South Island ⓘ |
| traditionalOwners | Te Tauihu iwi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Te Tauihu o te Waka-a-Māui Description of subject: Te Tauihu o te Waka-a-Māui is the Māori name for the northern region of New Zealand’s South Island, an area of significant cultural and historical importance to several iwi.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.