Te Whaiti, Kaihau Te Rangikakapi Maikara (1863–1937)

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Te Whaiti, Kaihau Te Rangikakapi Maikara (1863–1937)

New Zealand tribal leader. Name variations: Maikara Iraia, Maikara Te Ama. Born 1863, probably in lower Wairarapa Valley, New Zealand; died Jan 19, 1937, in Greytown, New Zealand; dau. of Hohepa Aporo and Maikara Paranihia; m. Iraia Te Ama-o-te-rangi Te Whaiti, 1881 (died 1918); children: 13.

Leader who accumulated vast land holdings and represented herself and siblings in Native Land Court; trained in traditional Maori customs and genealogy.

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