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Biography: Tapu, Hirawanu

Hirawanu Tapu and his wife, Rohana

Hirawanu Tapu and his wife, Rohana
Hirawanu Tapu and his wife Rohana were photographed in 1891 at their house on the Moriori reserve at Manukau, Chatham Island.

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Michael King. 'Tapu, Hirawanu', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1990. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/2092/hirawanu-tapu-and-his-wife-rohana (accessed 4 June 2026).