Te Wētini

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Te Wētini

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Birthplace: New Zealand
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Son of Te Kooti and Irihāpeti Puakanga
Husband of Nihipora Oriwia Rikirangi
Father of Putiputi Kamiria Raukawa Smith
Brother of Potatutatu

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About Te Wētini

He had many wives. With his first wife, Irihāpeti Puakanga, of Te Whānau-a-Ruataupare, he had a son, Te Wētini, about 1860. During his imprisonment and after his escape he had other wives: Hana, Tangimēriana, Te Mauniko Te Waru, Maata Te Ōwai, Hūhana, and Orīwia Nihipora Kunaiti. Hēni Kumekume was with him from 1868 to his death. Tāmaku and Makurata are also remembered in association with Te Kooti. Source: Judith Binney. 'Te Kooti Arikirangi Te Tūruki', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1990. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/1t45/te-kooti-arikirangi-te-tu... (accessed 17 November 2020)

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