Biography: Te Atairangikaahu Korokī Te Rata Mahuta Tāwhiao Pōtatau Te Wherowhero

Dame Te Atairangikaahu and Waikato settlement

Queen Elizabeth II and Dame Te Atairangikaahu are flanked by Prime Minister Jim Bolger (left) and Treaty Settlements Minister Doug Graham at Government House in Wellington on 3 November 1995. On that day, Queen Elizabeth gave the royal assent to the Waikato Raupatu Claims Settlement Act 1995.

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Rāhui Papa and Paul Meredith. 'Te Atairangikaahu Korokī Te Rata Mahuta Tāwhiao Pōtatau Te Wherowhero', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 2020. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/46965/dame-te-atairangikaahu-and-waikato-settlement (accessed 21 June 2026).