Ngāti Rangiwewehi is an iwi of the Te Arawa confederation of tribes.[1][2]
A Ngāti Rangiwewehi kapa haka group was founded in 1968[3] and has published their own songs and participated in various music festivals such as Te Matatini.[4] The tribe is a two-time contest winners. They won their first contest in 1983 and their last one was in 1996.[5]
Te Arawa FM is the radio station of Te Arawa iwi. It was established in the early 1980s and became a charitable entity in November 1990.[6] The station underwent a major transformation in 1993, becoming Whanau FM.[7] One of the station's frequencies was taken over by Mai FM in 1998; the other became Pumanawa FM before later reverting to Te Arawa FM.[8] It is available on 89.0FM in Rotorua.[9]
^"Major transformation for Te Arawa iwi radio station". No. 14. Kia Hiwa Ra. September 1993. p. 8.
^"Rotorua". Welcome to the Radio Vault. New Zealand: The Radio Vault. 18 January 2009. Archived from the original on 15 April 2009. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
^"Iwi Radio Coverage"(PDF). maorimedia.co.nz. Māori Media Network. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
