Te Uri o Hau originally descend from Haumoewaarangi who had traveled down the Kaihu Valley and Northern Wairoa River to settle at Pouto on the Northern side of the Kaipara Harbour. He was killed during a dispute over kumara gardens.
Haumoewaarangi and Waihekeao had five children, including Hakiputatomuri who controlled large parts of the Kaipara and the inland as far east as Whangarei. It is through Hakiputatomuri that Te Uri o Hau descends.
Te Uri o Hau over the years have maintained control of the Northern Kaipara and Te Taou the South. This happened during Ngati Whatua's expansion South.
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