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	Potatau Te Wherowhero - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Te Wherowhero pursued and, although never forced to retreat, incurred large costs, in human life, in sieges which were sometimes unsuccessful.
		Te Wherowhero himself regularly attended services albeit, he never was baptised.
		Although Te Wherowhero refused to sign Te Tiriti o Waitangi when asked to he was not opposed to pākehā presence in his areas controlled.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Potatau (1004 words)

	Te Atairangi Kaahu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Te Atairangi Kaahu ONZ, DBE, is the reigning Māori Queen, elected in 1966 following the passing of her father, Koroki.
		The office of Māori Queen holds no constitutional function, but Te Atairangi Kaahu is an avid supporter of cultural and sporting events and commonly appears in a figurehead role at locally held, international political events involving First Nation issues.
		On July 11, 2006, Te Atairangi Kaahu suffered a heart attack and was admitted to intensive care in Waikato Hospital, Hamilton.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Te_Atairangi_Kaahu (221 words)

	New Zealand - Historical Maori flags
		Te Kooti Arikirangi te Turuki was a leading Maori warrior and rebel leader of the 1860s.
		Te Kooti's support was largely among the Tuhoe iwi (tribe), a major Maori iwi based in the Urewera mountains between Lake Taupo and Hawkes Bay.
		Te Kooti's banner was captured by colonial forces at Te Porere in October 1869.
	flagspot.net /flags/nz_maoh.html (739 words)

	DNZB / BIOGRAPHY
		Te Wherowhero was born in Waikato towards the end of the eighteenth century.
		Te Wherowhero was reluctant to take on the role of peacemaker while the death of one of his relatives, Rangianewa, at the hands of Ngati Haua in 1825, was unavenged.
		Te Wherowhero opposed their levying of port dues on ships at Kawhia Harbour, and threatened to leave Waikato and return to Mangere if tribute continued to be demanded from government mail canoes using the Waipa River.
	www.dnzb.govt.nz /dnzb/Essay_Body.asp?PersonEssay=1T88 (1833 words)

	The Treaty of Waitangi - Key People - Māori Leaders 1900-1975 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Koroki Te Rata Mahuta Tawhiao Potatau Te Wherowhero (1908/9?–1966) was the eldest son of Te Rata, the fourth Māori King.
		Paraire Paikea, of Te Uri-o-Hau, was born at Ōtamatea, Kaipara, in 1894.
		Hoani Te Heuheu, of Ngāti Tūwharetoa, was born in 1897 at Waihi on the shores of Lake Taupō.
	www.treatyofwaitangi.govt.nz /people/maorileaders1900.php (6841 words)

	The Treaty of Waitangi - Key People - Māori Leaders 1840-1900 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Meri Te Tai Mangakahia (1868–1920), of Te Rarawa, was born in the Hokianga district.
		Te Hapuku (?–1878), of the Ngāti Kahungunu tribe Ngāti Te Whatu-i-āpiti, was an influential chief of Hawke's Bay.
		Te Whiti (?–1907), born during the turmoil of the "musket wars", was of the Taranaki tribe Te Āti Awa.
	www.treatyofwaitangi.govt.nz /people/maorileaders1840.php (11931 words)

	Te Runanga O Kirikiriroa : Te Ngira (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		The reason for this is the annual Koroneihana (Coronation) of the Máori Queen, the 6 th to reign from a long line of Ariki from the Kíngitanga movement.
		The history of the Kíngitanga spans over a century with the first Máori Kingi, Pótatau Te Wherowhero of Waikato elected by his peers to represent Máori in 1857 at Púkawa on the south-eastern shores of Taupo.
		The Koroneihana is not only a time for us as Máori to commemorate Te Arikinui and her position in Aotearoa, but it is open to all other iwi to participate in.
	www.terunanga.org.nz /services_english/articles/may05/Arikinui.htm (559 words)

	TE WHEROWHERO, Potatau, or Potatau I - 1966 Encyclopaedia of New Zealand
		Te Wherowhero was born about 1800 and was the son of Te Rauangaanga, who at this time had just become the principal war chief of the Waikato tribes.
		Te Wherowhero belonged to the Ngati Mahuta hapu of the Waikato tribe and was a descendant, in the senior chiefly line, from the semi-legendary Hoturoa.
		Although he refused to cede sovereignty to the British Government, Te Wherowhero was not hostile to the presence of Europeans in his district.
	www.teara.govt.nz /1966/W/TeWherowheroPotatauOrPotatauI/TeWherowheroPotatauOrPotatauI/en (1141 words)

	The New Zealand Wars - Te Kooti - New Zealand in History
		Te Rauparaha, chief of the Ngati Toa tribe
		Te Kooti was born approximately 1832, in the Gisborne area of New Zealand.
		A "taua" was led against Te Kooti by the Te Aitanga a Mahaki in 1853, in reprisal for Te Kooti terrorising the area.
	history-nz.org /wars3.html (1566 words)

	Te Papa - Tai Awatea / Knowledge Net - Image File - Te Wherowhero is installed as the first Maori king, Potatau I, in ...
		Te Papa - Tai Awatea / Knowledge Net - Image File - Te Wherowhero is installed as the first Maori king, Potatau I, in 1858
		Te Wherowhero is installed as the first Maori king, Potatau I, in 1858
		Portrait of Te Wherowhero, Potatau I, from: Garran, Andrew, The Picturesque Atlas of Australasia, vol 3, 1886
	tpo.tepapa.govt.nz /ViewImageFileDetail.asp?ImageFileID=TPO_TTY066&Language=English&dumbyparam=search (85 words)

	Te Awamutu Museum
		From 1775 until approximately 1810 a number of prominent Waikato chiefs and warriors were born, including the first Maori King, Potatau Te Wherowhero of Ngati Mahuta, Te Rauparaha of Ngati Toa, Kawhia, and Hongi Hika, a Ngapuhi chief from the north, who played a significant role in Waikato history.
		At Te Awamutu there were two important pa; Otawhao, a pa on the hill which is currently Wallace Terrace, and Kaipaka Pa, which is to be found at the end of what is now Christie Avenue.
		In March 1863 Ngati Maniapoto seized the government press, and only after negotiation returned it onto the Queen?s land at Te Ia. This seizure was one of the many factors that led to the expulsion of Europeans from Te Awamutu and its districts, which in turn led to the outbreak of the Waikato Wars (1863-1865).
	www.tamuseum.org.nz /teawamutu.htm (689 words)

	DNZB / BIOGRAPHY
		Te Tuhi was a second cousin of Tawhiao, Te Wherowhero's successor, and served him as editor, warrior, secretary and adviser.
		Te Wheoro ignored the warnings, and proceeded to have timber prepared and carpenters brought from Auckland.
		Te Pihoihoi Mokemoke i Runga i te Tuanui, taking its name from Psalm 102:7 ('I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house-top'), put forward Governor George Grey's argument that there could not be two governments in authority over one country.
	www.dnzb.govt.nz /DNZB/essay_body.asp?PersonEssay=1T78 (1018 words)

	Flags used during the New Zealand Wars - Ministry for Culture and Heritage
		Te Ua Haumene, the leader of the Pai Marire movement, also had his own personal flag, which featured the word 'Kenana' (Canaan) to show that he identified with the Jews.
		Te Kooti's use of flags in the New Zealand Wars is also notable, with the designs of each flag being altered as his success or failure dictated.
		Te Wepu was decorated with a crescent moon, a cross, a six-pointed star, a mountain representing New Zealand and a bleeding heart, thought to symbolise the sufferings of the Maori people.
	www.mch.govt.nz /nzflag/history/nzwars.html (663 words)

	TE RAUPARAHA
		Te Rauparaha was the son of Werawera, of Ngati Toa, and his second wife, Parekowhatu (Parekohatu), of Ngati Raukawa.
		Te Rauparaha was unable to prevent Ngai Tahu attacks on whaling stations under his patronage and when they sent a war party to the Cook Strait area in the late 1830s he did not confront it.
		Te Rauparaha died on 27 November 1849 and was buried near the church, Rangiatea, in Otaki.
	www.ngatitoa.iwi.nz /te_rauparaha.htm (3408 words)

	Introduction - The Maori King Movement - NZHistory.net.nz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		The Maori Queen, Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu, can trace her position as queen back to the 1850s when tribes from all over the country discussed the notion of appointing a king.
		Potatau Te Wherowhero was selected because he had the mana necessary to hold such a position.
		From 1912 Mahuta's son, Te Rata, continued the work of his father by negotiating with the New Zealand government and the British Crown, and by seeking redress for grievances.
	www.nzhistory.net.nz /politics/maorikingmovement-introduction (373 words)

	Early History of Te Awamutu
		At Te Awamutu were two important Pa. Otawhao, a pa on the hill which is currently Wallace Terrace and Kaipaka Pa which is to be found at the end of what is now Christie Avenue.
		In March 1863 Ngati Maniapoto seized the government press and only after negotiation returned it onto the Queen's land at Te Ia. The seizure was one of many factors which led to the expulsion of Europeans from Te Awamutu and districts and the outbreak of the Waikato Wars (1863-1865).
		Te Awamutu has taken the rose as a symbol, and is the self-proclaimed Rose Capital of New Zealand.
	www.teawamutu.co.nz /local-info/history/earlyhx.shtml (778 words)

	Potatau
		Potatau Te Wherowhero, ca 1790-1860, was the first Maori King.
		Potatau was born in the Waikato, the son of a chief and the descendant of the captains of both the Tainui and Te Arawa canoes.
		He was saved by the intervention of Te Rauparaha but subsequently had engage a number of enemy chiefs in single combat.
	www.guajara.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/p/po/potatau.html (526 words)

	Puke Ariki - Taranaki Stories - Part 2: Battle at Otaka Pa
		Te Wherowhero was a formidable fighter, tall, with a mighty body.
		Te Wherowhero ordered those with fine tattoos to be carefully beheaded so their mokomokai could be saved for trade.
		Before they withdrew, Waikato and Te Maniapoto piled their dead on the roof of the temporary whare they'd built during the siege, setting fire to them so they couldn't be eaten by the enemy.
	www.pukeariki.com /en/stories/immigration/barrettbattle.asp (2287 words)

	Land Sale Agreements (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Te Wherowhero, who under Maori law was the rightful owner, sold Taranaki to Governor William Hobson on the 31st of January, 1842.
		The old chief Te Whero Whero, who has been a firm ally of the British Government, has been removed by his relatives of the new faction from his late residence at Mangere, near Auckland, to a place called Ngaruawahia, at the confluence of the Waikato with its principal feeder, the Waipa.
		Te Whiti] of Waitara, is looking for support, and it is to be feared, with some prospect of success: and it now becomes necessary to give some explanation of the origin of the present disturbances at Taranaki.
	www.treatyofwaitangi.net.nz /LandSaleAgreements.html (7752 words)

	Polynesian Mythology: Te Kanawa's Adventure with a Troop of Fairies
		TE KANAWA, a chief of Waikato, was the man who fell in with a troop of fairies upon the top of Puke-more, a high hill in the Waikato district.
		A sudden thought struck Te Kanawa that he might induce them to go away if he gave them all the jewels he had about him; so he took off a beautiful little figure, carved in green jasper, which he wore as a neck ornament, and a precious carved jasper ear-drop from his ear.
		213:1 Te Wherowhero did not remember the whole song, but that this was the concluding verse; it was probably in allusion to their coming to peep at Te Kanawa.
	www.sacred-texts.com /pac/grey/grey22.htm (622 words)

	Te Waihou Walkway and Spring
		It was a journeying place of King Te Wherowhero Tawhiao, the second Maori King of New Zealand, as it provided him with his main travelling route.
		On her travels, the Upper Waihou River was one of the main rivers that her and her son crossed while travelling from Pirongia to Te Aroha, and again from Te Aroha to Whakamaru.
		Te Waihou Walkway is situated off Whites Road with upstream access from Leslie Road, Putaruru.
	www.swktodc.govt.nz /district/district_info/tewaihou.asp (600 words)

	Anachronism CCG (4th release) Maori Warriors Pack: Ariki Te Wherowhero - IconUSA.com
		Te Wherowhero grew up overshadowed by the glories of his father, a war chief of the Waikato tribe.
		He went on to become the first king of the Maori, and was one of the key figures in the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, considered the founding document of New Zealand as a nation.
		Invested with the power of his ancestors, use Te Wherowhero, king of the Maori, to wage fearless and uncompromising war upon any opponent who faces him in the Anachronism arena.
	www.iconusa4.com /online/anachronism_ccg_wp_ariki_te_wherowhero.htm (174 words)

	Potatau Te Wherowhero - The Maori King Movement - NZHistory.net.nz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Te Moananui of Hawke's Bay, however, argued that as there were many chiefs, the title king should be used - the position had to be unique and the title needed to set the leader apart from others.
		Waikato was rich in resources, and was strategically placed in the centre of the island surrounded by all the most powerful tribes.
		NZHistory.net.nz is produced by the History Group of the New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
	staging.nzhistory.net.nz /politics/maorikingmovement-potatautewherowhero (516 words)

	Nga Iwi Maori
		e kaha ki te tuku i ana kai, i ana taaonga hei manaaki i teenei hanga i te manuhiri i te tangata haere.
		Ko te taura whiri nei ko Whanganui awa.
		Ahakoa i pakaru tona upoko i te patu a te hoariri, i ata takaia ki te akatea, ka whawhai tonu, a hinga ana te hoariri.
	www.geocities.com /skybowm/omc9.html (643 words)

	Chapter 16: THE MAORI KING \| NZETC
		IT WAS Tamehana te Rauparaha, the son of the great Ngati-Toa conquistador, who first suggested the establishment of a king or high chief for the union of Maori tribes.
		He was a very old and feeble man, but his warrior reputation, his exalted lineage, and his widespread tribal connections qualified him as the necessary figurehead behind whom Wiremu Tamehana and his fellow-reformers might carry out their schemes of self-government.
		Te Heuheu arose and said, indicating a rope, ‘This is Ngongotaha’ (the mountain near Rotorua Lake).
	www.nzetc.org /tm/scholarly/tei-Cow01NewZ-c16.html (1502 words)

	Maori and Pakeha on the North Shore, 1840 - 1926
		Ngati Whatua O Orakei and Te Wherowhero's (from 1858 known as King Potatau) Maori Fencibles at Mangere are two relatively well-known Maori communities in nineteenth century Auckland.
		Okawau was the "home of the shag" at the southern most tip of the point and Te Onewa was the name of a fortification ditch, or "divided earth", on the southern most part of the point.
		After the death of Te Hemera Tauhia in October 1891, and the sale of his lands at Puhoi in 1893, some of his Hauraki followers were allowed by the Church to reside at Awataha.
	www.cel-software.co.nz /images/BHS/Jun03/ONEWA.htm (3672 words)

	Aorangi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Tapa Te Whata born at Pukekura of Ngati Kauwhata, a descendant of Tahuri.
		Te Raihi the younger brother of Wi Tamihana states that both Te Waharoa and Tamihana expressed their affection for Kauwhata to return.
		Tapa Te Whata was a wealthy man; he executed a will a few days before his death leaving the whole of his property to his wife (Metapere Tapa), Wm Drury’s wife, Kooro Renao and Hori te Mataku.
	www.kauwhata.5u.com /aorangi.htm (353 words)

	BRJ
		Te Wherowhero died in 1860 and was succeeded by his son Tawhiao who became the second Maori King.
		King Tawhiao's descendant, Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu, was crowned as Queen in 1967, and she continued to serve as paramount leader of the King Movement at the time of this writing.
		Dame Te Ata was a trustee for the national Te Kohanga Reo Trust, and she supported the development of local Kohanga Reo and other language instruction programs.
	brj.asu.edu /v22234/articles/art11.html (7900 words)

	Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington, NZ - Te Puea Herangi and Te Pou o Mangatawhiri (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		This was a Māori band and concert party, formed in 1923 by Te Puea Te Kirihaehae Herangi, the granddaughter of the second Māori King, Tawhiao Potatau Te Wherowhero.
		Princess Te Puea’s programme for the group included the use of Hawaiian dancing, traditional kapa haka (dances) and poi (where performers twirl a ball on a string in time with the music), and comedy routines.
		They were also one of the first Māori groups to use stringed instruments in their shows, including the ukulele.
	www.tepapa.govt.nz /TePapa/English/WhatsOn/ShortTermExhibitions/MaoriShowbands/MeetThePeople/TePueaHerangi.htm (135 words)

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