Riki Taiaroa

Tini's third son, Riki (later known as Poua Dick), also lived at Te Awhitu. He adopted and brought with him his niece's son, Riki Ellison, who was one of many other children raised by Tini in her later life.

Te Mairiki "Dick" Taiaroa OBE (c.1866 – 9 April 1954) was a New Zealand rugby union footballer who was a member of the 1888–89 New Zealand Native football team that toured New Zealand, the British Isles, and Australia. The tour was the longest in rugby history—the team played 107 matches on tour—and Taiaroa played at least 59 matches in the British Isles and 85 in total.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Taiaroa

Awhitu House The memorial garden established among the foundations and chimney stack remains of the historic Awhitu House, Taumutu.In the late 19th century the M.P. for Southern Māori, H.K. Hori Kerei Taiaroa, moved to Taumutu. Taiaroa had ancestral ties to Taumutu and was an eminent leader and very influential figure in both Māori and Pākehā worlds. Seeking resolution of ‘Te Kerēme’, the Ngāi Tahu Claim was a major part of his life’s work.

His family home, Awhitu House, was built at Taumutu in 1878. Awhitu House was the scene of many important gatherings and was to become the residence of successive paramount chiefs of Ngāi Tahu, among them Riki Taiaroa-Ellison. Awhitu house was used as a marae for Taiaroa family gatherings. In April 2003, this whare tawhito (heritage building) tragically burnt to the ground resulting in the loss of not only the building but irreplaceable taonga tukuiho (treasures handed down) housed inside. A memorial garden has been established among the foundations and chimney stacks that remain standing on this historic site.

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