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Haurongo: Mangakāhia, Meri Te Tai

Haurongo tūhonohono

Mangakāhia, Hāmiora

1838–1918

Ngāti Whanaunga leader, assessor, politician

Mangakāhia, Mabel Te Aowhaitini

1899–1940

Ngāti Whanaunga and Te Rarawa; district nurse

Ngā-kahu-whero

Te Rarawa woman of mana

Hēnare Tomoana, photographed on 29 April 1873

Tomoana, Hēnare

?–1904

Ngāti Kahungunu and Ngāti Te Whatu-i-āpiti leader, military leader, newspaper publisher, politician

Biographies that mention Mangakāhia, Meri Te Tai

Wiremu Rikihana, 5 December 1927

Rikihana, Wiremu

1851–1933

Te Rarawa leader, politician

Williamson, Jessie Marguerite

1855 to 1857 (year uncertain)–1937

Feminist, welfare worker

Tāngia te kōrero katoa

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Angela Ballara. 'Mangakāhia, Meri Te Tai', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 1993. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/biographies/127635/related-biographies (accessed 4 June 2026).