Te Āti Awa

Te Āti Awa were a Māori iwi whose ancestral lands lay in Taranaki on New Zealand's North Island. Their traditions identify Te Awanuiarangi as an ancestor, and Mount Taranaki as sacred.

During the Musket Wars, Te Āti Awa fought Waikato forces and won at Motunui in 1822. Continuing pressure encouraged migrations south, including a movement to Wellington Harbour around 1824 and another to Petone in 1832.