Which specific sub-tribe (hapū) of the Tainui confederation, based at Kāwhia Harbour, fiercely resisted British incursion in the Waikato War and provided refuge to the Kīngitanga movement?

• A Ngāti Whātua
• B Ngāti Porou
• C Ngāti Maniapoto ✓
• D Ngāi Tahu

Ngāti Maniapoto, under the leadership of Rewi Maniapoto, controlled the vast King Country (Te Rohe Pōtae) which remained closed to Pākehā settlement until the 1880s, providing sanctuary for the Māori King movement after the Waikato War.