Mōkena Kōhere was born at Waiora-ā-Tāne, Rangitukia. His father was Pākura, his mother Moahiraia. He belonged to Te Whānau-a-Rerewā, which has sub-tribal links with Ngāi Tuiti-Matua and Te Whānau-a-Tūwhakairiora of the…
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Alexander Bathgate was born on 4 August 1845 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland, the son of Anne Cairns Anderson and her husband, John Bathgate. His father, the local procurator fiscal, had had experience in banking,…
Hirini Te Kani, also known as Hirini Tuahine, was of Te Aitanga a Hauiti and Rongowhakaata. He lived at Kaitī at Tūranga (Gisborne). He was the son of Rāwiri Te Eke and his principal wife, Riria Taheke. He was…