Hapū
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In Māori and New Zealand English, a hapū ("subtribe",[1] or "clan"[2]) functions as "the basic political unit within Māori society".[3] A Māori person can belong to or have links to many hapū. Historically, each hapū had its own chief and normally operated independently of its iwi (tribe).