Maihi Paraone Kawiti

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Maihi Paraone Kawiti

Also Known As: "Marsh Brown", "Hoani Paraone"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Kawakawa, Northland, New Zealand
Death: May 21, 1889 (81-82)
Waiomio, Northland, New Zealand (Typhoid)
Place of Burial: Waiomio, Northland, New Zealand
Immediate Family:

Son of Te Ruki Kawiti {The Duke} and Kawa
Husband of Huingariri; Ngaurupa Kawiti; Tere Wi Hokoora and Heeni Ngarino
Father of Hirini Maihi Kawiti; Toa Kawiti; Miria Hoterene; Ngaro Akinihi Hone Kingi; Ngarui Houhuia Maihi (Huia/Hui) Reihana and 15 others
Brother of Taura Kawiti; Wiremu Te Poro Kawiti and Kokako
Half brother of Tuwahinenui Waekamania Shortland

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About Maihi Paraone Kawiti

http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/2k6/kawiti-maihi-paraone



According to family information, Maihi Paraone Kawiti was born in the Bay of Islands at Waiomio, the cradle of Ngati Hine, in 1807; his name at birth was Te Kuhanga. He was the third and youngest son of the chief Te Ruki Kawiti and his wife, Kawa. His two elder brothers were Taura and Wiremu Te Poro; he also had a half-sister, Tuwahinenui.

At Waimate North, on 27 December 1840, he was baptised and took the name Marsh Brown (Maihi Paraone), by which he was known thereafter. Under missionary guidance Maihi learned to read and write in Maori. He corresponded regularly with government officials and with friends and relatives, and many of these letters survive. In his will he left an account of events affecting Ngati Hine during his lifetime. He also composed waiata, one of which is still sung by Ngati Hine.

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Maihi Paraone Kawiti's Timeline

1807
1807
Kawakawa, Northland, New Zealand
1858
1858
Motatau, Far North District, Northland, New Zealand
1862
1862
1862
Motatau, Far North District, Northland, New Zealand
1866
1866
Waiomio, Kawakawa, Bay of Islands, Northland, New Zealand
1873
April 8, 1873
Waiomio, Far North District, Northland, New Zealand
1874
1874
Kawiti, Waiomio, Northland, New Zealand
1877
April 1877
Waiomio, Far North District, Northland, New Zealand
1877
Waiomio, Far North District, Northland, New Zealand
1878
December 27, 1878
Waiomio, Far North District, Northland, New Zealand