Pitini-Morera, Hariata Whakatau (1871/72?–1938)
Pitini-Morera, Hariata Whakatau (1871/72?–1938)
New Zealand tribal leader, genealogist, historian, conservationist, and weaver. Name variations: Hariata Whakatau Hampstead. Born Hariata Hampstead, probably in 1871 or 1872, at Little River, Banks Peninsula, New Zealand; died on April 2, 1938, at Kaikoura, New Zealand; dau. of John Hampstead (farmer) and Hariata Whakatau; m. Hoani Pitini-Morera (John Beaton-Morel), c. 1890; children: 3 daughters, 3 sons.
Raised to care for traditional sites and to learn tribal legends of Kaikoura district, was responsible for reserving many sites and in recording traditional place names; was also skilled in traditional weaving; fought to preserve plant species, which renewed scholarly interest in traditional Maori use of microclimates in southern regions.
See also Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (Vol. 3).