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Biography: Wahawaha, Rāpata

Rāpata Wahawaha by Gottfried Lindauer

Rāpata Wahawaha by Gottfried Lindauer

Gottfried Lindauer painted this portrait of Rāpata Wahawaha in 1890. Depicted late in his life, Rāpata is wearing the New Zealand Cross he was awarded for participating in the government’s campaign against Te Kooti. Lindauer based the portrait on a photograph.

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by Gottfried Lindauer

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How to cite this page

Steven Oliver. 'Wahawaha, Rāpata', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1990, updated September 2013. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/47362/rapata-wahawaha-by-gottfried-lindauer (accessed 24 June 2026).