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Biography: Te Waharoa, Wiremu Tāmihana Tarapīpipi

Wiremu Tāmihana Tarapīpipi Te Waharoa photographed by John Kinder

Wiremu Tāmihana Tarapīpipi Te Waharoa photographed by John Kinder

Wiremu Tāmihana Tarapīpipi Te Waharoa is depicted holding a double-barreled shotgun in 1863, probably just before the start of war in Waikato.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: 1/2-019840; F

Photograph by John Kinder

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

How to cite this page

Evelyn Stokes. 'Te Waharoa, Wiremu Tāmihana Tarapīpipi', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1990, updated February 2006. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/571/wiremu-tamihana-tarapipipi-te-waharoa-photographed-by-john-kinder (accessed 24 June 2026).