Hōri Tūpaea

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Hōri Tūpaea (1879–1944) was a notable New Zealand tribal leader and farmer. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngāti Te Whatuiāpiti and Ngati Kahungunu iwi. He was born in , Hawke's Bay, in about 1879. He was a great grandson, through his mother, of Ngati Te Whatuiapiti chief Te Hapuku. His father, Hamiora Tupaea, was a younger son of the leading Tauranga chief Hori Kingi Tupaea of Ngai Te Rangi.[1]

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  1. ^ Ballara, Angela. "Hori Tupaea". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.


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