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1895–1994Te Rarawa woman of mana, teacher, storekeeper, community leader
Whina Cooper was born Hōhepine (Josephine) Te Wake at Te Karaka in northern Hokianga on 9 December 1895. Her father was Heremia Te Wake, a leader of Ngāti Manawa and Te Kaitutae hapu of Te Rarawa and the son of an American whaler. Her mother, Kare Pauro Kawatihi, was of Te Rarawa and Taranaki ...
Story: Cooper, Whina
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1898–1962Journalist, writer, art critic
George Eric Oakes Ramsden was born in Martinborough, Wairarapa, on 1 August 1898, the eldest of three children of Henry Oakes Ramsden, an Englishman, and his New Zealand-born wife, Sophia Jane Harris. Henry Ramsden was a storekeeper who subsequently bought a farm near Martinborough. Eric was...
Story: Ramsden, George Eric Oakes
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1870–1927Moriori and Ngāti Māmoe; founding mother
Kiti Karaka, known also as Catherine, Kate or Kitty Clark, was born on Ruapuke Island in Foveaux Strait on 12 September 1870. Her father, Arapetere Karaka (Albert Clark), nicknamed 'Chatham Islands Willy', was born in the Chathams of Moriori and Ngāti Mamoe ancestry. Her mother, Mary Owen, was...
Story: Rīwai, Kiti Karaka
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1903–1982Short-story writer, novelist, playwright
Norris Frank Davey, who would in adult life change his name to Frank Sargeson, was born in Hamilton on 23 March 1903, the second of four children. His father, Edwin John Davey, had taken over his father's general store after marrying Rachel Sargeson in 1897. In 1906 Edwin Davey sold his...
Story: Sargeson, Frank
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1884–1933Moriori leader, farmer
According to family tradition, Tame Horomona Rehe, subsequently and better known as Tommy Solomon, was born at Waikaripi on Chatham Island on 7 May 1884. He was the only surviving child of Rangitapua Horomona Rehe and Ihimaera Te Teira, who were members of both the Ōwenga and Ōtonga Moriori...
Story: Solomon, Tommy
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?–1900Moriori leader
Hirawanu Tapu (known also as Maitarawai and Taputehara Maitara) was born about 1824 at Te Awapātiki on the east coast of Chatham Island. He was a member of the Ōwenga Moriori tribe. His mother's name was either Rūnanga or Hirimaru. His father has not been identified. Tapu had one acknowledged...
Story: Tapu, Hirawanu