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Rīpeka Anderson

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Rīpeka Anderson

Rīpeka Anderson is a descendant of Thomas Martin Anderson (1828–1914), who was Te Kūiti’s first postmaster. He arrived in New Zealand from England in 1849 and first married Hira Te Ruruanga of Ngāti Kinohaku. After her death he married Te Aomarama Taonui of Ngāti Rōrā.

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Tūhuatahi Tui Adams and Paul Meredith, Ngāti Maniapoto – The coming of the Pākehā, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/3873/ripeka-anderson (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Tūhuatahi Tui Adams and Paul Meredith, published 4 March 2009, updated 22 March 2017.

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Kiriwai Dolly Anderson
25 September 2023
it is Ripeka Andersons husband who is arthur anderson. his father is william anderson who is the descendant of thomas martin anderson.