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According to family information, Maihi Parāone Kawiti was born in the Bay of Islands at Waiōmio, the cradle of Ngāti Hine, in 1807; his name at birth was Te Kūhanga. He was the third and youngest son of the chief Te…

Part of: Kawiti, Maihi Parāoneauthored byKene Hine Te Uira Martin, the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography team

Murupaenga, leader of Ngāti Rongo, a hapū of Ngāti Whātua, was born, according to one calculation, about 1770. His parents were Ahiwera and Tūaea. In the period of his most important activity his home was near Makarau,…

Part of: Murupaengaauthored byAngela Ballara, the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography team

Tohi Te Ururangi was a renowned warrior and leader of Ngāti Whakaue section of Te Arawa. He was born probably in the early nineteenth century. Through his father, Te Piere II, he was descended from Whakaue, through…

Part of: Tohi Te Ururangiauthored byJenifer Curnow, the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography team
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Group portrait of Ngāti Tūwharetoa and Ngāti Whātua chiefs
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Hirini (Sidney) Whaanga Christy, great-grandson of Ngāti Rakaipaaka and Ngāti Kahungunu leader Īhaka Whaanga, was born on 16 August 1883 at Nūhaka. His mother, Mihi Mere Whaanga, was the eldest daughter of Hirini Te…

Part of: Christy, Hirini Whaangaauthored byHuia Koziol, the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography team

At the time of her death, Witarina Harris was described by politician Tariana Turia as a ‘cherished kuia of Ngāti Whakaue o Te Arawa waka; darling of the silver screen; and one of Aotearoa’s original movie stars’. 1…

Part of: Harris, Witarina Te Miriarangiauthored byEmma-Jean Kelly, Te Haumihiata Mason

Taiaroa, the son of Kōrako and Wharerauaruhe, belonged to Ngāi Te Ruahikihiki and Ngāti Moki hapū of Ngāi Tahu, both of them centred on Taumutu, at the southern end of Waihora (Lake Ellesmere). His ancestor, Te…

Part of: Taiaroa, Te Mātengaauthored bySteven Oliver, the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography team

John Mason Durie, usually referred to as Mason and known to Māori as Hoani Meihana Te Rama Apakura, was born on his father's farm at Aorangi, near Feilding, on 1 July 1889. His father, Robert Durie (Te Rama Apakura),…

Part of: Durie, John Masonauthored byMason Durie, the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography team

Eruera Riini Mānuera was a far-sighted leader who for nearly 60 years was the main spokesman for Ngāti Awa in land dealings, court sessions, and social and sporting activities. This work, and the strong links he…

Part of: Mānuera, Eruera Riiniauthored byOnehou Phillis, the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography team

Mōnita (Mō) Eru Delamere was born on 17 June 1921 at Ōmāio, Bay of Plenty, the fifth of at least eight children. His parents were Hannah Te Au and her husband, Pāora (Paul) Kīngi Delamere, a farmer and leader of the…

Part of: Delamere, Mōnita Eruauthored byPaul Delamere, the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography team

Emarina Rōpata, usually known as Lena, was born at Te Poho-o-Tiakiwai marae, in Wairoa, northern Hawke’s Bay, on 21 August 1915. Her parents, Wheti Rōpata, a dairy and sheep farmer, and his wife, Waimātai Pāora, were…

Part of: Manuel, Emarinaauthored byAngela Ballara, Rangi Manuel, the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography team

Wiremu Nēra (William Naylor) Ngātai introduced Christianity to South Taranaki in the late 1830s. Although probably born in Taranaki, his parents are not known. In the 1820s he was taken by Ngāpuhi raiders to Hokianga,…

Part of: Ngātai, Wiremu Nēraauthored byIan Church, the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography team

Kawiti was born, probably in the 1770s, in northern New Zealand. He was descended from Nukutawhiti, commander of the Ngā-toki-mata-whao-rua canoe, which made its landing at Hokianga. He was the 11th generation from…

Part of: Kawiti, Te Rukiauthored byKene Hine Te Uira Martin, the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography team

Hōri Tūpaea was born probably in 1879 or 1880 in the vicinity of Te Hauke, Hawke's Bay, the second child and eldest son of Arihi Te Nahu by her second marriage, to Hāmiora Tūpaea. Arihi was the eldest child of Karanama…

Part of: Tūpaea, Hōriauthored byAngela Ballara, the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography team

Te Tāite Te Tomo was born probably in 1871 or 1872 near Ōtaki. His grandmother, Te Rerehau, a woman of chiefly rank of Ngāti Tūwharetoa, married Te Tomo (also called Tute) of Ngāti Tūwharetoa and Ngāti Raukawa. Te Tomo…

Part of: Te Tomo, Te Tāiteauthored byAngela Ballara, the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography team

Paraire Hēnare Tomoana, known familiarly as Friday, was born probably in 1874 or 1875 at either Pākōwhai or Waipatu in Hawke's Bay. He was the eldest of the surviving children – 13 in all – of Hēnare Tomoana and his…

Part of: Tomoana, Paraire Hēnareauthored byAngela Ballara, Ngatai Huata, the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography team

The origins of Manuel José are clouded in mystery. It is not known for certain where he came from, nor when he arrived in New Zealand. He arrived in the Waiapu area on the East Coast, probably in the late 1830s, and…

Part of: Manuel Joséauthored byR. N. McConnell, V. M. McConnell

Mabel (Mēpara) Te Aowhaitini Mangakāhia was born on 4 September 1899 at Whangapoua on the north-eastern coast of the Coromandel Peninsula. She was the youngest of four children of Hāmiora Mangakāhia and his third wife,…

Part of: Mangakāhia, Mabel Te Aowhaitiniauthored byAngela Ballara, the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography team

Horomona Pōhio claimed descent from the major lines of Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Māmoe and Waitaha. His hapū were Ngāi Taoka, Ngāti Huirapa, Ngāi Te Ruahikihiki, Ngāi Te Rakiāmoa and Ngāi Tūāhuriri. His father was Tohu, his…

Part of: Pōhio, Horomonaauthored byTe Maire Tau, the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography team

Te Keepa Te Rangi-pūawhe was a leader of Tūhourangi of Te Arawa. He traced his descent from Hou-mai-tawhiti through Tama-te-kapua. His father, also named Te Rangi-pūawhe, led Tūhourangi in war against Ngāti Pikiao…

Part of: Te Rangi-pūawhe, Te Keepaauthored bySteven Oliver, the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography team

Waitoa is said to have been of Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Maru and Te Arawa descent. The names of his parents are not known. He is thought to have been born at Waitoa, near present day Morrinsville, and to have gone south to…

Part of: Waitoa, Rotaauthored byG. J. Dempsey, the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography team