We would like to acknowledge those who supported us with research: Jani Wilson (Ngāti Kawa, Ngāti Rāhiri, Ngāti Hine, Ngāi Taiwhakāea), Jessica Oakes (Te Rarawa, Te Aupōuri), and John Kingi (Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāpuhi). We would like to thank Graham Tatana (Ngāti Kurī, Ngāti Kahu), Pierre Lyndon (Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Whātua, Waikato), and Heremaia Hopihana Rōmana (Ngāti Kurī) for their ongoing support with the whakapapa and hapū narratives. We would also like to thank Ian Christensen (Ngāti Pākehā) for his wisdom, guidance, and support. We also thank Rawiri Hindle (Ngāti Kurī, Pohūtiare) for his contribution to the narratives and for sharing whakapapa manuscripts and whānau research documents. Finally, we are deeply grateful to Te Ngaronoa Mahanga (Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Hau, Ngāti Kahu) for sharing the treasured whakapapa manuscripts that belonged to his father, Henare Mahanga (Ngāti Hine).