However, when the Maru tribes arrived Ngati Rahiri were firmly established and despite the fact that they were to come under Marutuahu's ruling umbrella there were no serious attempts to undermine their authority.
There was the normal union by marriage with the Ngati Maru and Ngati Tamatera tribes who annexed the whole of the district. Nevertheless Ngati Rahiri have always retained a strong voice in Hauraki affairs. In this role they produced many leaders during the last century who undoubtedly modelled their philosophy upon the heights of tender meaning of the sacred mountain under which they dwell. Their whakapapa from the Mataatua waka is set out below.
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