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Haurongo: Taiaroa, Hōri Kerei

Haurongo tūhonohono

Ballance, John

1839–1893

Newspaper proprietor and editor, politician, premier

Cadman, Alfred Jerome

1847–1905

Sawmiller, politician

Fenton, Francis Dart

1820 to 1825 (year uncertain)–1898

Magistrate, judge, public administrator, musician

Grey, George

1812–1898

Soldier, explorer, colonial governor, premier, scholar

Mackay, Alexander

1833–1909

Farmer, explorer, linguist, magistrate, land court judge

Mackay, Jessie

1864–1938

Teacher, journalist, poet, social activist

Mantell, Walter Baldock Durrant

1820–1895

Public servant, politician, naturalist

McDonnell, Thomas

1831 to 1833 (year uncertain)–1899

Public servant, military leader, writer

McLean, Donald

1820–1877

Administrator, runholder, politician, provincial superintendent

Hōne Heke Ngāpua

Ngāpua, Hōne Heke

1869–1909

Ngāpuhi leader, politician

Tame Haereroa Parata

Parata, Tame Haereroa

1832 to 1838 (year uncertain)–1917

Ngāi Tahu leader, pilot, farmer, politician

Tōpi Pātuki

Pātuki, Tōpi

1810 to 1820 (year uncertain)–1900

Ngāi Tahu leader, whaler, goldminer, storekeeper

Seddon, Richard John

1845–1906

Politician, premier

Sheehan, John

1844–1885

Lawyer, politician

Te Mātenga Taiaroa, about 1860

Taiaroa, Te Mātenga

?–1863

Ngāi Tahu leader

Tini Kerei Taiaroa, who spent much of her long life caring for her children, grandchildren and extended family

Taiaroa, Tini Kerei

1846 to 1847 (year uncertain)–1934

Ngāi Tahu; founding mother, community worker

Te Maiharoa, Hipa

?–1885 to 1886 (year uncertain)

Ngāi Tahu leader, tohunga, prophet

Matiaha Tiramōrehu, 1870s

Tiramōrehu, Matiaha

?–1881

Ngāi Tahu leader, teacher, land protester, assessor

Whitaker, Frederick

1812–1891

Lawyer, entrepreneur, politician, premier

Biographies that mention Taiaroa, Hōri Kerei

Mangakāhia, Hāmiora

1838–1918

Ngāti Whanaunga leader, assessor, politician

Horomona Pōhio

Pōhio, Horomona

1815–1880

Ngāi Tahu leader, missionary, assessor, land protester

Te Rangiātaahua Kiniwē Royal, 1956

Royal, Te Rangiātaahua Kiniwē

1896–1965

Ngāti Raukawa and Ngāti Tamaterā leader, land officer, Maori welfare officer, soldier, sportsman

Winter, Frank David

1906–1976

Ngāi Tahu leader, public servant, union official, political activist

Tāngia te kōrero katoa

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Harry C. Evison. 'Taiaroa, Hōri Kerei', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 1993. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/biographies/128644/related-biographies (accessed 4 June 2026).