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Biography: Te Whiwhi, Hēnare Mātene

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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/biographies/128952/related-biographies (accessed 4 June 2026).