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Story: Whānau – Māori and family

Hone Wetere Te Rerenga with his wife and son

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Hone Wetere Te Rerenga with his wife and son

Hone Wetere Te Rerenga is shown with his wife (probably his second wife Te Ata Hoani) and his son around 1885. This whānau group are similar to a nuclear family.

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Tai Walker, Whānau – Māori and family – Description of whānau, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/30147/hone-wetere-te-rerenga-with-his-wife-and-son (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Tai Walker, published 3 May 2011, updated 1 June 2017.