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Haurongo: Te Rauparaha, Tāmihana

Mātene Te Whiwhi (standing, left) and Tāmihana Te Rauparaha (seated, right), Ōtaki

Mātene Te Whiwhi (standing, left) and Tāmihana Te Rauparaha (seated, right), Ōtaki
The lower part of this 1846 pencil sketch depicts from left Matene Te Whiwhi, an unknown child, Te Whiwhi's wife Pipi Te Ihurape, and Tamihana Te Rauparaha. All wear European dress.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: A-292-033

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Steven Oliver. 'Te Rauparaha, Tāmihana', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 1990. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/artwork/2110/matene-te-whiwhi-standing-left-and-tamihana-te-rauparaha-seated-right-otaki (accessed 24 June 2026).