Biography: Te Whiwhi, Hēnare Mātene

Mātene Te Whiwhi (standing, left) and Tāmihana Te Rauparaha (seated, right), Ōtaki

The lower part of this 1846 pencil sketch depicts from left Mātene Te Whiwhi, an unknown child, Te Whiwhi's wife Pipi Te Ihurape, and Tāmihana Te Rauparaha. All wear European dress.

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W. H. Oliver. 'Te Whiwhi, Hēnare Mātene', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1990. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/2110/matene-te-whiwhi-standing-left-and-tamihana-te-rauparaha-seated-right-otaki-0 (accessed 4 June 2026).