Story: Te Tiriti o Waitangi – the Treaty of Waitangi

First Māori MPs: Tāreha Te Moananui (1st of 3)

First Māori MPs: Tāreha Te Moananui

Tāreha Te Moananui was a prominent rangatira of Ngāti Kahungunu from Ahuriri (Napier). After supporting the government’s military actions against followers of the Pai Mārire religion, he became the first member of Parliament for the Eastern Māori electorate in 1868.

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Claudia Orange, 'Te Tiriti o Waitangi – the Treaty of Waitangi - Māori responses to te tiriti – 1880 to 1900', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/36368/first-maori-mps-tareha-te-moananui (accessed 4 December 2023)

Story by Claudia Orange, published 20 Jun 2012, reviewed & revised 28 Mar 2023 with assistance from Claudia Orange