Biography: Tāwhiao, Tūkāroto Matutaera Pōtatau Te Wherowhero

Tawhiao, the second Maori King

Tawhiao, the second Maori King

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R. T. Mahuta. 'Tāwhiao, Tūkāroto Matutaera Pōtatau Te Wherowhero', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1993, updated July 2011. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/2100/tawhiao-the-second-maori-king (accessed 5 June 2026).