Rere-o-maki (d. 1868)
Rere-o-maki (d. 1868)
New Zealand tribal leader. Name variations: Rawinia (Lavinia). Born Rere-o-maki, c. late 1780s, near Wanganui River (baptismal name was Rawinia); died 1868 (about 85 years old; buried Mar 24, 1868, near Putiki); dau. of Te Aewa (warrior) and Titia; m. Mahuera Paki Tanguru-o-te-rangi (Muaupoko leader, died 1868); children: 2.
Of Te Arawa and Ngati Tupoho ancestry, was one of 5 women to sign Treaty of Waitangi (1840); carving of her likeness held at Wanganui Regional Museum and portion of Wanganui River named in her honor.
See also Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (Vol. 1).
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