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Kōrero: Kīngitanga – the Māori King movement

Ko te Whakapapa o Pōtatau Te Wherowhero

Kei tēnei tātairanga whakapapa te whakaaturanga ka heke te Kīngi Māori tuatahi a Pōtatau Te Wherowhero mai i ngā waka nui nāna ngā tūpuna i mau mai ki Aotearoa. Nō reira i kaha ai te whakapono a ngā iwi ko Pōtatau hei Kīngi Māori.

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Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Source: Pei Te Hurinui Jones, King Pōtatau: an account of the life of Pōtatau Te Wherowhero, the first Māori king. Auckland: Polynesian Society; Wellington: Huia Publishers, 2010.

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Rahui Papa rāua ko Paul Meredith, Kīngitanga – the Māori King movement – Origins of the Kīngitanga, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/zoomify/37841/ko-te-whakapapa-o-potatau-te-wherowhero (accessed 13 July 2026).

He kōrero nā Rahui Papa rāua ko Paul Meredith, i tāngia i te 18 June 2012, updated 1 September 2024.

Comments

Rapata pukeroa
06 June 2017
Kiaora..I'm trying to research 3 sister's who came from Waikato..ripeka Rona,taurekereka and the huea..all 3 married my great great grandfather te pukeroa. Ripeka Rona being my great great grandmother. Their father being te rauangaanga? Would appreciate any help or onto, and they sisters of the first Maori king the wherowhero? Kiaora tatou.