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{{Short description|Māori iwi (tribe) in Aotearoa New Zealand}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=April 2024}}
{{For-multi|the ship|RMS Rangitane|the settlement in Northland|Rangitane, New Zealand}}
{{Infobox Iwi
|iwi_name           =Rangitāne
|image              =Rangitane guardians Palmerston North.jpg
|caption            =Guardian ancestors of Rangitāne
|map                =Rangitane.png
|map_caption        = 
|iwi_location       = Manawatū, Wairarapa, Horowhenua, Tamaki-nui-a-Rua and Wairau
|waka               = [[Kurahaupō]]
|united_tribes_no.  =
|url                = {{URL|www.rangitaane.iwi.nz}}
}}

'''Rangitāne''' is a [[Māori people|Māori]] [[iwi]] (tribe). Their [[rohe]] (territory) is in the [[Manawatū-Whanganui|Manawatū]], [[Horowhenua]], [[Wairarapa]] and [[Marlborough Region|Marlborough]] areas of [[New Zealand]].<ref>[http://www.teara.govt.nz/NewZealanders/MaoriNewZealanders/Rangitane/en ''Rangitāne''] {{webarchive|url=https://tmi.maori.nz/Services/Services.aspx |date=2024-10-06 }} in Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand</ref>

The iwi was formed as one of two divisions (aside from [[Muaūpoko]]) of the expedition team led by Whātonga, a chief from the [[Māhia Peninsula]] and father of Tara-Ika a Nohu of [[Te Whanganui-a-Tara]] fame.<ref>{{cite web |last1=MacManus |first1=Joel |title=The first Wellingtonian |url=https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/21-09-2024/the-first-wellingtonian |website=[[The Spinoff]] |access-date=28 November 2024 |language=en |date=21 September 2024}}</ref>

==Rangitāne in Manawatū==

The rohe of Rangitāne o Manawatū is from the mouth of the [[Rangitikei River]], stretching up the river to [[Orangipango]], then eastwards to [[Te Hekenga]] in the [[Ruahine Ranges]], then southwards along the summit of the ranges to continue along the summit of the [[Tararua Range]], to the peak of [[Taramea]], then westward to the mouth of the [[Manawatū River]], northwards along the coast back to the mouth of the Rangitikei River.<ref>[https://tmi.maori.nz/Services/Services.aspx ''Tanenuiarangi Manawatū Incorporated''] in Background, Rohe & Services</ref>

The rohe includes the city of [[Palmerston North]].

Six hapū – Ngāti Hineaute, Ngāti Kapuārangi, Ngāti Rangiaranaki, Ngāti Rangitepaia, Ngāti Tauira and Ngāti Mairehau – live in this rohe.

[[Tānenuiarangi Manawatū Incorporated]] is the mandated iwi authority for Rangitāne o Manawatū hapū.

==Rangitāne o Wairau==

Rangitāne o Wairau has a rohe over [[Marlborough Region|Marlborough]], including much of [[Kahurangi National Park]], [[Nelson Lakes National Park]], [[Mount Richmond Forest Park]] and the [[Marlborough Sounds]]. Its marae (Tua Mātene) and wharenui (Te Huataki) are in Grovetown, just north of [[Blenheim, New Zealand|Blenheim]]. However, its rohe also includes the city of Nelson, and the towns of [[Tākaka]], [[Motueka]], [[Saint Arnaud, New Zealand|Saint Arnaud]] and [[Picton, New Zealand|Picton]].<ref name="wairau">{{cite web|title=Rangitāne o Wairau|url=http://www.tkm.govt.nz/iwi/rangitane-te-tau-ihu|website=tkm.govt.nz|publisher=[[Te Puni Kōkiri]], [[New Zealand Government]]|access-date=16 March 2018}}</ref>

Te Runanga a Rangitāne o Wairau Trust represents the iwi under the Māori Fisheries Act and Māori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Act 2004. It is run by an executive committee of ten trustees and a chairperson. Iwi Aquaculture Organisation in the Māori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Act 2004. Rangitāne o Wairau Settlement Trust governs the iwi's [[Treaty of Waitangi]] settlement under the Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō, Ngāti Kuia, and Rangitāne o Wairau Claims Settlement Act, and represents the iwi in resource consent consultation under the Resource Management Act 1991. Both trusts share managers and offices in Blenheim.<ref name="wairau" />

Rangitāne o Wairau's chief executive/general manager is [[Corey Hebberd]].

The iwi has interests in the territory of [[Tasman District Council]], [[Nelson City Council]] and [[Marlborough District Council]]. It also has a working relationship with [[Kaikoura District Council]] and [[Buller District Council]] on issues relating to waterways, catchment areas and coastal areas.<ref name="wairau" />

==Rangitāne o Tāmaki-nui-a-rua==

Rangitāne rohe on the eastern side of the [[Ruahine]]/[[Tararua Range|Tararua]] Ranges stretches from Rakautatahi through to [[Eketāhuna]]. This rohe is centred on the town of [[Dannevirke]], where there are three Rangitāne Marae, Mākirikiri, Kaitoki, and Whiti-te-rā.

==Demographics==
===Rangitāne (Hawke's Bay/Wairarapa)===
*1991 census: 156
*2001 census: 1,197
*2006 census: 1,566
*2013 census: 2,217
Major regional locations
* Wellington: 822
* Manawatū–Wanganui: 543
* Hawke's Bay: 288<ref name="Te Ara">{{cite web|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/rangitane/page-4|title=4.  – Rangitāne: Facts and figures|work=[[Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand]]|publisher=Ministry for Culture and Heritage|access-date=6 March 2017}}</ref>

===Rangitāne (Manawatū)===
* 1991 census: 330
* 2001 census: 822
* 2006 census: 1,281
* 2013 census: 1,488
Major regional locations
* Manawatū–Wanganui: 744
* Wellington: 201<ref name="Te Ara"/>

===Rangitāne (unspecified)===
* 1991 census: 3,003
* 2001 census: 1,689
* 2006 census: 1,569
* 2013 census: 94<ref name="Te Ara"/>

==Media==
[[Kia Ora FM]] is the official radio station of the Rangitāne people. It began as Radio Rangitane, or Te Reo Irirangi O Rangitane, on 1 May 1992, and adopted its current name in the 2000s. It broadcasts from [[Palmerston North]] and is available on {{Frequency|89.8|FM}} in [[Manawatū-Whanganui|Manawatū]].<ref name="maorimedia">{{cite web |date=2007 |title=Iwi Radio Coverage |url=http://www.maorimedia.co.nz/Iwi_Radio_Coverage.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208040633/https://www.maorimedia.co.nz/Iwi_Radio_Coverage.pdf |archive-date=8 Feb 2013 |access-date= |website=maorimedia.co.nz |publisher=Māori Media Network}}</ref><ref name=palmerstonnorth>{{cite web|title=Palmerston North|url=http://www.theradiovault.net/palmerston_north.htm|website=Welcome to the Radio Vault|publisher=The Radio Vault|access-date=12 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090504004847/http://www.theradiovault.net/palmerston_north.htm|archive-date=4 May 2009|location=New Zealand|date=25 April 2009}}</ref>

== Notable Rangitāne ==
{{main category|Rangitāne people}}
* [[Eddie Durie]]
* [[Mason Durie (community leader)]]
* [[Mason Durie (psychiatrist)]]
* [[Jamie Joseph]]
* [[Ruru Karaitiana]]
* [[India Logan-Riley]] - climate activist
* [[Mavis Mullins]]
* [[Piri Sciascia]]
* [[Keala Settle]]
* [[Kayla Whitelock]]

==See also==
*[[List of Māori iwi]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Further reading==
*McEwen, J. M. Rangitane: a tribal history. Auckland: Heinemann Reed, 1990.

==External links==
*{{YouTube|3CtCQHylwz0|Te-ahu-a-Turanga}}
*[http://www.ramgitaane.iwi.nz Tānenuiārangi Manawatū Incorporated]
*[https://rangitane.co.nz/ Rangitāne o Tamaki nui a rua Incorporated]

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