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Story: Whāngai – customary fostering and adoption

Sir Robert Mahuta

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Sir Robert Mahuta

Sir Robert Te Kotahi Mahuta was the brother of the Māori queen, Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu, as he was raised as a whāngai by her father, King Korokī.

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Basil Keane, Whāngai – customary fostering and adoption – Whāngai in modern times, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/31043/sir-robert-mahuta (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by Basil Keane, published 10 May 2011, updated 1 June 2017.