Tupu Atanatiu Taingakawa Te Waharoa
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Front row from left: Richard Seddon, Premier; Mahuta Tāwhiao, Maori King. Second row from left: Tupu Taingakawa; Henare Kaihau, MP; James Carroll, MP. Taken at Huntly, New Zealand in 1898
Tupu Atanatiu Taingakawa Te Waharoa (c.1844 – 24 June 1929) was a notable New Zealand tribal leader, kingmaker and king movement leader. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngāti Hauā iwi. He was born in Maungakawa or , Waikato, New Zealand, in about 1844. He was the son of Wiremu Tamihana Tarapipipi.[1]
References[]
- ^ Ballara, Angela. "Tupu Atanatiu Taingakawa Te Waharoa". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
Categories:
- 1844 births
- 1929 deaths
- People from Waikato
- Ngāti Hauā
- Māori biography stubs