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The chiefs of various hapū (clans or descent groups) within an iwi (tribe) regarded themselves as equals, although there was a hierarchy in terms of senior and junior status. The most powerful and high-ranking male chiefs were sometimes called ariki (paramount chief).
Ahakoa te tikanga o te tuakana me te teina, ka ōrite te mana o ngā rangatira o ngā hapū. Ko te ariki te rangatira nui, he tāne. He tapu te ariki, kei a ia te tapu, te mana, te ihi, te wehi ka heke iho i ngā tīpuna me ngā atua. Mēnā he toa a ia i te pakanga, he tangata whakaaro hōhonu, he ngākau māhaki rānei ki te tangata, kātahi ka nui ake tōna mana. Heoi, ki te kore e tika tana arataki i te iwi ka hinga tōna mana. Kīia ai ngā rangatira i kake ki runga mā ō rātou ake pūmanawa, he rangatira parapara.