Rangitihi

For the marae, see Rangitihi Marae. For the statistical area in Northland, see Pamapuria § Rangitihi statistical area.

Rangitihi was a Māori rangatira (chief) in the Te Arawa confederation of tribes and ancestor of the largest iwi in the confederation, Ngāti Rangitihi. He fathered eight children, known as "the eight hearts of Rangitihi," who settled throughout the Rotorua Lakes District.

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