Hine-i-paketia
Hine-i-paketia, also known as Ani, (fl. 1850–1870) was a New Zealand Māori tribal leader. She identified with the Ngati Kahungunu and Ngāti Te Whatuiāpiti iwi. A high-ranking Māori woman, she was referred to as 'the Queen' by early European visitors to Hawke's Bay. She was a prolific seller of Māori lands.[1]
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- ^ Ballara, Angela. "Hine-i-paketia". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
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- Ngāti Kahungunu
- Ngāti Te Whatuiāpiti
- 19th-century women rulers
- Māori biography stubs