Huia Whakapapa Learning Game
Learn and preserve your family lineage
Learn Your Whakapapa
Welcome to the Huia Whakapapa learning experience. This interactive tool will help you learn and remember your family lineage through fourteen generations.
Start by exploring the information below, then test your knowledge with the flashcards, quiz, and timeline game.
Early Generations
- Kotua married Hapekaitoa → Had child: Paihau
- Paihau married Punatoto → Had child: Kaawa
- Kaawa married Kiriwaepana → Had child: Horatai
- Horatai married Urumatariki → Had child: Haimona Te Rapa
Formation of Te Huia Lineage
- Haimona Te Rapa married Riipora → Had child: Mata Kahuoue
- Mata Kahuoue married Haakupaingeata → Had child: Kahuoue
- Kahuoue married Toone Toone (This union established the Huia family name)
Te Huia Generations
- Toone Toone's children: Te Huia Toone and Kahuiti Hohepa Te Huruhuru
- Te Putu married Kataraina Te Rewha Mahu
- Eddie Ehau Huia married Queenie Tatene Walker
- Wally Huia married Rebecca Terewi
- Anthony Huia together with Lee Watson
- Ryan Huia together with Chantal Tuala
- The newest generation: Ryder Huia
Historical Significance
The Toone Toone marriage marks a pivotal moment in our family history, establishing the Te Huia/Huia surname that continues to present day.
This lineage represents the unbroken chain of fourteen generations of our whānau, demonstrating the rich cultural heritage of the Huia family.
Whakapapa Flashcards
Who was the first in our lineage?
Click to reveal answer
Kotua
Kotua married Hapekaitoa and had a child named Paihau.
Generation 1 of 14
Whakapapa Quiz
Test your knowledge of the Huia family lineage with this quiz. Select the correct answer for each question.
Who established the Huia family name?
Whakapapa Timeline Challenge
Arrange the family members in the correct order of the Huia whakapapa. Drag and drop the cards to place them in the timeline.
