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Haurongo: Te Atairangikaahu Korokī Te Rata Mahuta Tāwhiao Pōtatau Te Wherowhero

Haurongo tūhonohono

John Mason Durie, 1916

Durie, John Mason

1889–1971

Ngāti Kauwhata and Rangitāne leader, interpreter, public servant, farmer, community leader

James Hēnare, about 1945

Hēnare, James Clendon Tau

1911–1989

Ngāpuhi leader, military leader, farmer, community leader

Te Kirihaehae Te Puea Hērangi

Hērangi, Te Kirihaehae Te Puea

1883–1952

Waikato woman of mana, Kīngitanga leader

Maata Rātana (left) and her sister, Piki-te-ora, photographed in traditional dress before their departure overseas, 1924

Hura, Maata Te Reo

1904–1991

Ngāti Apa, Ngāti Hine and Te Āti Awa; Rātana leader

Pei Te Hurinui Jones (left), Korokī (centre), and Te Kiri Katipa

Jones, Pei Te Hurinui

1898–1976

Ngāti Maniapoto leader, interpreter, land officer, writer, translator, genealogist

Korokī Te Rata Mahuta Pōtatau Te Wherowhero

1908 to 1909 (year uncertain)–1966

Ngāti Mahuta; Māori King

Poutapu, Wiremu Te Ranga

1905–1975

Ngāti Korokī; carpenter, carver

Seamer, Arthur John

1878–1963

Salvation Army missionary, Methodist minister

Hepi Hoani Te Heuheu Tūkino VII

Te Heuheu Tūkino VII, Hepi Hoani

1919–1997

Ngāti Tūwharetoa leader, trust board chairman

Te Rata Mahuta Pōtatau Te Wherowhero (seated, right) and others

Te Rata Mahuta Pōtatau Te Wherowhero

1877 to 1880 (year uncertain)–1933

Ngāti Mahuta; Māori King

Wiremu Tāmihana Tarapīpipi Te Waharoa

Te Waharoa, Wiremu Tāmihana Tarapīpipi

?–1866

Ngāti Hauā leader, teacher, diplomat

Pōtatau Te Wherowhero (left), Te Waru (centre) and Te Pakaru (right), painted by George French Angas

Te Wherowhero, Pōtatau

?–1860

Waikato leader, warrior, Māori King

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Rāhui Papa and Paul Meredith. 'Te Atairangikaahu Korokī Te Rata Mahuta Tāwhiao Pōtatau Te Wherowhero', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 2020. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/biographies/230782/related-biographies (accessed 5 June 2026).