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Story: Māori prophetic movements – ngā poropiti

Rua's family

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Rua's family

Rua Kēnana is shown with some of his wives on the verandah of Hiruhārama, which was built at Maungapōhatu.

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Judith Binney, Māori prophetic movements – ngā poropiti – Rua Kēnana – Tūhoe prophet, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/27740/ruas-family (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Judith Binney, published 13 April 2011.