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Biography: Te Waharoa, Tupu Atanatiu Taingākawa

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Angela Ballara. 'Te Waharoa, Tupu Atanatiu Taingākawa', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1996, updated April 2000. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/128918/related-biographies (accessed 25 June 2026).