Story: Marutūahu tribes

Tukukino Te Ahiātaewa

Tukukino Te Ahiātaewa was one of the 19th-century leaders of Ngāti Tamaterā. In 1878 his portrait was painted by Gottfried Lindauer.

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by Gottfried Lindauer

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Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal, Marutūahu tribes – Ngāti Rongoū, Ngāti Tamaterā and Ngāti Whanaunga, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/777/tukukino-te-ahiataewa (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal, published 4 March 2009, updated 22 March 2017.