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Kōrero: East Coast region

Wiremu Pere

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Wiremu Pere

Wiremu Pere, known as Wī Pere, of Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki and Rongowhakaata, was prominent in Māori affairs and land matters in Poverty Bay and nationally. He is shown here in later life, with his tokotoko (carved walking stick).

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Alexander Turnbull Library, P. J. Gordon Collection (PAColl-4925)

Reference: 1/2-034936; F

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Monty Soutar, East Coast region – Māori and Pākehā, 1870 to 1940, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/33394/wiremu-pere (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Monty Soutar, i tāngia i te 23 August 2011, updated 1 March 2015.