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… Edward Thomas Te Whiu was one of the last four people to be hanged for … 1935, the seventh of twelve children of Thomas (Tāme) Te Whiu, a labourer, and his wife, Sarah (Hera), both of … and his younger siblings; the four youngest children were later taken into state care. By the time he left school at 14 …
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… Te Rangiātaahua Kiniwē Royal (Roera) was born on 23 August 1896 at Muhunoa, Ōhau, in Horowhenua, the seventh of ten children of Te Kiniwē Roera Te Ahukaramū and Kēriata … Royal, Te Rangiātaahua Kiniwē …
Type: Biography
… 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 Heroine of the silent film … Harris, Witarina Te Miriarangi …
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… Te Tau Ihu o Te Waka-a-Māui is the prow of the demigod Māui’s canoe – the … of the South Island. Many different iwi (tribes) have migrated to these fertile, mineral-rich lands: the elusive ‘fairy … Te Tau Ihu tribes …
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… Mabel (Mēpara) Te Aowhaitini Mangakāhia was born on 4 September 1899 at Whangapoua on the north-eastern coast of the … Mangakāhia, Mabel Te Aowhaitini …
Type: Biography
… Hōne Te Kāuru Taiapa, one of 14 children and also known as John … 10 August 1912. His parents were Tāmati Taiapa and Maraea Te Iritawa of Te Whānau-ā-Hinerupe and other closely related … Taiapa, Hōne Te Kāuru …
Type: Biography
… Te Moananui-a-Kiwa Ngārimu was born into Te Aitanga-a-Mate of Ngāti Porou at Whareponga, on the East … Ngārimu, Te Moananui-a-Kiwa …
Type: Biography
… John (Hoani) Te Rangiāniwaniwa Rangihau, known to his hapū and iwi as Te Nika and in the wider Māori world as Te Rangihau, was … Rangihau, John Te Rangiāniwaniwa …
Type: Biography
… Pahikore Te Koeti Tūranga was born at Makawhio pā, south Westland, on … 1883 to Rīpeka Tūtoko (also called Patiere Tūtoko) and Te Koeti Tūranga, both of Poutini Ngāi Tahu and Ngāti Māmoe. … He was baptised John Butler but was also known as Paraihi Te Koeti. His maternal grandfather, Tūtoko, was one of five …
Type: Biography
… Kīngi Te Ahoaho Tāhiwi was born on 1 December 1883 and baptised Te Kīngi on 30 December at Rangiātea church, Ōtaki. His … Tāhiwi, Kīngi Te Ahoaho …
Type: Biography
… Te Kumeroa Ngoingoi Ngāwai was born on 29 December 1921 at … She was the eldest of five children of Hōri Ngāwai of Te Whānau-a-Ruataupare of Ngāti Porou of Tokomaru Bay, and his wife, Wikitōria Te Karu, of Ngāti Koi in the Hauraki region. Known … Pēwhairangi, Te Kumeroa Ngoingoi …
Type: Biography
… Haane Te Rauawa Manahi was born in Ōhinemutu, Rotorua, on 28 September 1913, the youngest son of Neti Mariana Insley and her … Manahi, Haane Te Rauawa …
Type: Biography
… John Te Herekiekie Grace was typical of a group of Māori leaders that emerged in the 1950s. They represented a second generation of well-connected men who prided … Grace, John Te Herekiekie …
Type: Biography
… Īhakara Te Tuku Rāpana, widely known as Ike Robin, was born, … on 8 November 1886 at Wairoa. His mother, Riripeti Te Auē Roberts (or McRobert), was of Scots and Ngāti … Robin, Īhakara Te Tuku …
Type: Biography
… During the 1820s and 1830s, members of Te Āti Awa and other tribes left their ancestral home in … finally reaching the Kāpiti Coast and Wellington Harbour. After the arrival of the first English settlers in the area, many important sites were lost in the pressure for land. …
Type: Story Front
… Pētera Te Hiwirori (Hiwi) Maynard was born, probably in 1892 or … at Manutūkē, in the Gisborne area, the son of Wiremu Hātea Maynard and his wife, Pēhi Te Wīwini, both of Rongowhakaata . His father was a general … Maynard, Pētera Te Hiwirori …
Type: Biography
… Wharetutu Te Aroha Solomon Score was born at Lyttelton on 28 January 1924, the daughter of Miriama Te Ahi Pūhia Pītini-Morēra (Beaton-Morel) and … Stirling, Wharetutu Te Aroha …
Type: Biography
… Described as the 'smartest Māori woman it has been my lot to meet' by an investigating policeman, Puna Hīmene Te Rangimārie was one of the first to be prosecuted under … Te Rangimārie, Puna Hīmene …
Type: Biography
… Te Hiko Pīata Tama-i-hikoia was one of the leading Wairarapa chiefs from the 1840s to the 1880s. The date and place of his birth are uncertain; it may have been at … Te Hiko Pīata Tama-i-hikoia …
Type: Biography
… Hirini Te Rito Whaanga was born on Māhia Peninsula, according to … Ngāti Rākaipaaka and Ngāti Kahungunu leader, and his wife, Te Haka Rākātō. He was trained in the whare wānanga at … Apatū, who is said to have died in 1850; they had a daughter, Te Rina. Rīpeka Pōmare, his second wife, was a …
Type: Biography