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Haurongo: Te Houkāmau, Iharaira

Haurongo tūhonohono

Colenso, William

1811–1899

Printer, missionary, explorer, naturalist, politician

McLean, Donald

1820–1877

Administrator, runholder, politician, provincial superintendent

Hēnare Pōtae, about 1870

Pōtae, Hēnare

?–1895

Ngāti Porou leader

Sketches from the 1886 trial of Erueti Te Whiti-o-Rongomai III (top right) and Riwha Tītokowaru (top left)

Tītokowaru, Riwha

?–1888

Ngāti Ruanui leader, military leader, prophet, peacemaker

Rota Waitoa, the first Māori to be ordained in the Anglican church

Waitoa, Rota

?–1866

Ngāti Raukawa; Anglican clergyman

Williams, William

1800–1878

Missionary, linguist

Biographies that mention Te Houkāmau, Iharaira

Mōkena Kōhere

Kōhere, Mōkena

?–1894

Ngāti Porou leader, assessor, politician

Tāngia te kōrero katoa

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Steven Oliver. 'Te Houkāmau, Iharaira', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 1990. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/biographies/128776/related-biographies (accessed 4 June 2026).