 ngÄti kahungunu is a mÄori iwi located along the eastern coast of the north island of new zealand. the iwi is traditionally centred in the hawkeâs bay and tararua and wairÄrapa regions. ngÄti kahungunu is often considered in terms of six geographical subdivisions: wairoa, te whanganui-Ä-orotÅ«, heretaunga, tamatea, tÄmaki-nui-a rua and wairarapa. ngÄti kahungunu is the third largest iwi in new zealand by population, with 61,626 people (9.2% of the mÄori population) identifying as ngÄti kahungunu in the 2013 census. ==history== thumb|right|90px|the ancestor kahungunu depicted with the canoe paddle of a navigator ===early history=== ngÄti kahungunu trace their origins to the tÄkitimu canoe. according to ngÄti kahungunu traditions, tÄkitimu arrived in aotearoa from rarotonga around 1100-1200 ad as one of the waka in the great migration. other waka included tainui, te arawa, tokomaru, Ärai te uru, mataatua, kurahaupo, aotea, ngÄtokimatawhaorua, and horouta.  according to local legend, tÄkitimu and its crew were completely tapu. its crew comprised men only: high chiefs, chiefs, tohunga and elite warriors. no cooked food was eaten before or during the voyage. the captain of tÄkitimu was tamatea arikinui, also known as tamatea pokai-whenua. he left the waka at turanga, travelling overland until he arrived at ahuriri in the hawke's bay region. the waka tÄkitimu itself continued its voyage to the [[south island nz|south islan
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