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… Te Peehi Tūroa, who was also known as Te Rākau-ā-Peehi Tūroa Papa-i-ōuru, was born some time in … Tūroa, Te Peehi …
Type: Biography
… Moihi Te Mātorohanga, also known as Moihi (or Mohi) Torohanga, was … and Ngāti Kaumoana. His various hapū were the intermarried descendants of Kahungunu, Tara, Rangitāne and … Te Mātorohanga, Moihi …
Type: Biography
… Te Paea (Sophia) Tīaho, of Ngāti Mahuta, was born probably … in the early 1820s in Waikato. Her father was Pōtatau Te Wherowhero , the first Māori King. Her mother was … Te Paea Tīaho …
Type: Biography
… Te Pairi Tūterangi was born probably in the 1840s at Maungapōhatu, in the heart of the Urewera country. Through his father, Tūterangi, he had connections to Tamakaimoana of Maungapōhatu, … Te Pairi Tūterangi …
Type: Biography
… Tupaia – the first translator In late 1769 British explorer James Cook made contact with Māori … Endeavour was Tupaia, a Tahitian high chief. Joseph Banks noted that Tupaia ‘found that the language of the people was … were still possible. One of the first places Cook visited in New Zealand was Tolaga Bay on the East Coast. Tolaga …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Te reo Māori – the Māori language
… Hira Te Popo was the only son of Tāne Whirinaki. No record of his mother's name has been found. He was born into Te Whakatōhea of Ōpōtiki, a tribe which was trying to … Te Popo, Hira …
Type: Biography
… Te Rei Hanataua was the leading chief of Tangahoe hapū of … . He was the son of Wakataparuru and Hineao; his ancestry extends back to Turi and Rongorongo. He was born probably … Te Rei Hanataua …
Type: Biography
… Korokī Te Rata Mahuta Tāwhiao Pōtatau Te Wherowhero was the elder of two sons of Te Rata , the … Korokī Te Rata Mahuta Pōtatau Te Wherowhero …
Type: Biography
… Rāniera Te Ahiko was born in the late eighteenth or early nineteenth century at Taumata-ō-hē pā … Te Ahiko, Rāniera …
Type: Biography
… Hikawera Te Kurapa was born at Rūātoki in 1907. His father, Te Tuhera Te Kurapa (also known as Te Kurapa Te Ao), was a … Te Kurapa, Hikawera …
Type: Biography
… Te Wherowhero was born in Waikato towards the end of the eighteenth century. He was the eldest son of a Waikato warrior … Te Wherowhero, Pōtatau …
Type: Biography
… Te Mete Raukawa of Ngāti Hangarau, a section of Ngāti Ranginui, … Mātia of Ngāti Hangarau, a woman of rank. As a supporter of the King movement Te Mete fought in the wars in … Raukawa, Te Mete …
Type: Biography
… , was born in South Taranaki, probably early in the nineteenth century. He was captured during a Waikato raid and … put on board a mission schooner carrying the Reverend Walter Lawry from Kororāreka (Russell) to Tonga; his release … Poutama, Te Mānihera …
Type: Biography
… Te Maiharoa, who was also known as Hipa, was born probably at Te Wai-a-Te Ruatī, in the Arowhenua area near Te Umukaha (Temuka), … Te Maiharoa, Hipa …
Type: Biography
… Āpihai Te Kawau was born towards the end of the eighteenth century. His father was Tarahawaiki and his mother … Te Kawau, Āpihai …
Type: Biography
… Hōhepa Te Umuroa was a member of Ngāti Hau of Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi . He may have been born in the … Te Umuroa, Hōhepa …
Type: Biography
… Īhāia Te Kirikūmara was a chief of the Ōtaraua hapū of Te Āti Awa . He was born in Taranaki; his father was … Te Kirikūmara, Īhāia …
Type: Biography
… Tohi Te Ururangi was a renowned warrior and leader of Ngāti Whakaue section of Te Arawa . He was born probably in the early nineteenth … Tohi Te Ururangi …
Type: Biography
… Hirini Te Kani, also known as Hirini Tuahine, was of Te Aitanga a Hauiti and Rongowhakaata. He lived at Kaitī at … Te Kani, Hirini …
Type: Biography
… Rāhera Te Kahuhiapō was born probably in the 1820s at Motutawa pā at the southern end of Lake Rotoiti. Her father was Te Nia, a chief of Ngāti Pikiao ; her mother, Rangiāwhao, a … Te Kahuhiapō, Rāhera …
Type: Biography