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Haurongo: Te Rauparaha, Tāmihana

Haurongo tūhonohono

Bowen, George Ferguson

1821–1899

Colonial governor

Grey, George

1812–1898

Soldier, explorer, colonial governor, premier, scholar

Hadfield, Octavius

1814 (year uncertain)–1904

Missionary, bishop

Wiremu Tako Ngātata, about 1870

Ngātata, Wiremu Tako

?–1887

Te Āti Awa leader, peacemaker, politician

Selwyn, George Augustus

1809–1878

Missionary, bishop, metropolitan

Te Rangihaeata painted by Charles Heaphy

Te Rangihaeata

?–1855

Ngāti Toa leader, warrior

Te Rangitāke, Wiremu Kīngi

?–1882

Te Āti Awa leader

An 1845 pencil sketch of Te Rauparaha by Edward Abbott

Te Rauparaha

?–1849

Ngāti Toa leader

Hēnare Mātene Te Whiwhi, one of the instigators of the King movement

Te Whiwhi, Hēnare Mātene

?–1881

Ngāti Raukawa and Ngāti Toa leader, missionary, assessor

Williams, Henry

1792–1867

Missionary

Williams, Jane

1801 (year uncertain)–1896

Missionary

Williams, William

1800–1878

Missionary, linguist

Biographies that mention Te Rauparaha, Tāmihana

Karetai

?–1860

Ngāi Tahu leader

Shortland, Edward

1812 (year uncertain)–1893

Doctor, administrator, scholar, linguist

Stack, James West

1835–1919

Missionary, clergyman, writer, interpreter

Taki, Pāora

?–1897

Ngāi Tahu leader, warrior

Engraved portrait of Te Pēhi Kupe

Te Pēhi Kupe

?–1828

Ngāti Toa leader, warrior

Te Pūoho-o-te-rangi

?–1836 to 1837 (year uncertain)

Ngāti Tama leader

Mete Kīngi Te Rangi Paetahi, about 1869

Te Rangi Paetahi, Mete Kīngi

?–1883

Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi leader, soldier, assessor, politician, farmer

Matiaha Tiramōrehu, 1870s

Tiramōrehu, Matiaha

?–1881

Ngāi Tahu leader, teacher, land protester, assessor

Tūhawaiki, Hone

?–1844

Ngāi Tahu leader, whaler, mariner, trader

Tōpia Peehi Tūroa

Tūroa, Tōpia Peehi

?–1903

Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi leader

Rāpata Wahawaha

Wahawaha, Rāpata

?–1897

Ngāti Porou leader, soldier, farmer, politician, assessor

Tāngia te kōrero katoa

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/biographies/128884/related-biographies (accessed 4 June 2026).