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Biography: Te Rangitāke, Wiremu Kīngi

Wiremu Kingi Te Rangitake

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Wiremu Kingi Te Rangitake

Te Ati Awa chief Wiremu Kingi Te Rangitake was photographed in 1846, when he was coming under increasing government pressure to agree to the sale of tribal land at Waitara, Taranaki. He consistently refused to do so.

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How to cite this page

Ann Parsonson. 'Te Rangitāke, Wiremu Kīngi', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1990. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/39815/wiremu-kingi-te-rangitake (accessed 25 June 2026).