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TheMāori people of New Zealand use the wordrohe to describe the territory or boundaries of tribes (iwi),[1] although some divide theirrohe into severaltakiwā.[2]
In 1793, chief Tuki Te Terenui Whare Pirau who had been brought toNorfolk Island drew the first map of the islands of New Zealand at the request of New South Wales GovernorPhilip King; in which the regions ofNorth Island were only divided by families indicated by their locations: tribes likeMuaūpoko living in south of the island bore themua- ("front") affix whereas northern families likeMuriwhenua were affixedmuri- ("back") in reference to the island believed to be a large fish caught byMāui.[3][4]
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