Biography: Tirikātene, Eruera Tīhema Te Āika

Group portrait at the 60th birthday celebrations for Tahupōtiki Wiremu Rātana

This formal group portrait, taken on the occasion of Rātana's 60th birthday, includes Paraire Karaka Paikea and Tiaki Ōmana (back row, from left); and Haami Tokouru Rātana, Tahupōtiki Wiremu Rātana and Eruera Tīhema Te Āika Tirikātene (front row, from left).

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Angela Ballara. 'Tirikātene, Eruera Tīhema Te Āika', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1998. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/2419/group-portrait-at-the-60th-birthday-celebrations-for-tahupotiki-wiremu-ratana-3 (accessed 4 June 2026).