of the 1820s and 1830s when they and their allies moved swiftly into Golden Bays and Te Tai Tapu. Te Atiawa o Te Waka-a-Māui intermarried with some of the people who were residing in the area and continue to embody the traditions of their Tūpuna. In the Native Land Court in 1883 chief Rih ari Tahua roa of the Puketapu Hapū c laimed Te Tai Tapu by right of conquest along with other great chiefs like Te Koihua and Henare Tatana Te Keha. Te Ātiawa o Te Wa ka-a-Māui had papakainga within Te Tai Tapu. As tangata whenua of T e Ātiawa o Te Waka-a-Māui has mana, history and e Tai Tapu, T whakapapa here. We have developed tikanga and kawa which involve tapu and noa in this area. Our tūpuna such as Mere Nako, Henare Te Keha, Matiaha and others setup occupation sites with their new companions around important mahinga kai areas of Te Tai Tapu, such as the estuarine areas of Anatori and Turimawiwi and along the coastline. Te Ātiawa o Te Wa ka-a-Māui are by geographical choice and necessity, coastal dwellers that have placed high cultural and historical values upon the foreshore, seabed, coastal and maritime waterways. Pahi (seasonal and temporary camps) were also set up in inland areas for hunting, gardening and food gathering. Te Tai Tapu was deliberately kept out of the blanket Te Waipounamu purchases of 1853-1856 and remained as unalienated original customary title until 1884. It was the scene of a small gold rush in the 1860s, during which the Maori owners initially issued mining licences. T e Ātiawa o Te Wa ka-a-Māui developed considerable knowledge of places for gathering kai and other taonga, and ways in which to use the resources of the moana and tikanga for the proper and sustainable utilisation of resources. Te Tai Tapu remains an important cultural asset to Te Atiawa o Te Waka-a-Māui and the histories of Te Tai Tapu remind the iwi of the importance of the area to their tribal identity. Te Tau Ihu Statutory Acknowledgements Page 147 of 163