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… which probably included the multiple rape of a wounded woman, but the surprise night attack on a village which had … against Tītokowaru's base, Te Ngutu-o-te-manu. The first, on 10 and 11 August, failed to locate the place; the …
Type: Biography
… polio. Two years later the family moved to Auckland, living first at Kohimarama and then in Remuera. King attended … , and his contact with the Māori community led him to his first book project. Hori Paki, a centenarian, told him about … As a subject she appealed to King – an inspirational older woman ‘who seemed to be a medium between the spirits of her …
Type: Biography
… a junior wife. Another brother was Īhaka Mōtoro. His kinswoman, Hine-i-paketia , though a generation younger, was his … in Hawke's Bay where Te Hāpuku had recently returned. At first Te Hāpuku refused to sign, saying that Ngāpuhi were … were once again happy to accept his credit. His pension, first granted in the 1860s, was increased to £100 a year in …
Type: Biography
… to the Kapiti coast. In 1821 Te Rangihaeata accompanied the first section of the main Ngāti Toa migration, called Te … in peace, but their kinsman Nohorua killed a Muaūpoko woman, Waimai. In revenge, Muaūpoko killed members of Te … killing the prisoners, but said that as the Europeans were first in the wrong, he would not avenge their deaths. Te …
Type: Biography
… and Rīria Mauaranui, Halbert's fourth wife. Rīria was a woman of considerable mana, predominantly of Te Whānau-a-Kai … the church as an emerging leader, and was a member of the first standing committee of the diocese of Waiapu. He was …
Type: Biography
… of substance. He was soon a justice of the peace and the first president of the North Kaipara Agriculture … years Coates enjoyed a relationship with a local Māori woman, by whom he is said to have had a daughter and a son. … Party and become their official candidate in Kaipara. At first Gordon Coates was not a major political figure in …
Type: Biography