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Story: Ngāti Porou

Mōkena Kōhere

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Mōkena Kōhere

Another Ngāti Porou leader who emerged to quell the opposing Hauhau forces was Mōkena Kōhere. He helped re-establish the authority of Ngāti Porou in its homeland.

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Tamati Muturangi Reedy, Ngāti Porou – New leaders, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/809/mokena-kohere (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Tamati Muturangi Reedy, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 March 2017.