Rongonui, Kahupake (1868/69?–1947)

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Rongonui, Kahupake (1868/69?–1947)

New Zealand tribal leader. Name variations: Hariata Whareiti, Kahupake Potatau. Born probably in 1868 or 1869, in Tamaki-makau-rau (Auckland isthmus), New Zealand; died Jan 17, 1947, at Pukaki, New Zealand; dau. of Te Rongonui Reihana Te Haupatahi Te Aroha and Te Tahuri; m. Tautahi Paraihe; children: adopted several.

Principal tribal leader, traditional healer, seer, and expert on her people's history, hosted tribal gatherings over land disputes; was the last woman of Te Wai-o-Hua to be traditionally tattooed.

See also Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (Vol. 3).

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