Riperata Kahutia
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Riperata Kahutia, Te Aitanga-a-Mahaki leader
Riperata Kahutia (c.1839 – 10 June 1887) was a New Zealand tribal leader. Of Māori descent, she identified with the Te Aitanga-a-Mahaki iwi. She was born in Makauri or , East Coast, New Zealand on c.1839. She is remembered as one of the original landowners of the area which is now Gisborne.[1]
References[]
- ^ R. De Z. Hall and Steven Oliver. "Riperata Kahutia". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
Categories:
- 1839 births
- 1887 deaths
- People from the Gisborne District
- Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki
- 19th-century women rulers
- Māori biography stubs