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At 27 years old, seven days after the death of her father, Kīngi Tūheitia Pōtatau Te Wherowhero VII, Nga wai hono i te po became the second ever Māori Queen. She is the eighth Ariki Nui, the leader of ...

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9/7/2024
9/7/2024
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9/7/2024

At 27 years old, seven days after the death of her father, Kīngi Tūheitia Pōtatau Te Wherowhero VII, Nga wai hono i te po became the second ever Māori Queen. She is the eighth Ariki Nui, the leader of ...

9/7/2024

Kinonui, the great chief of Mauao MP (c.1570 - c.1625)

Kinonui the great Tohunga (High Priest) and Teacher at the first school of Learning in Tauranga established at Tutarawananga near the mouth of the Waimapu River. He lived on Mauao about 1500AD (New Zea...

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12/26/2010
7/31/2024
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12/26/2010

Kinonui, the great chief of Mauao MP (c.1570 - c.1625)

Kinonui the great Tohunga (High Priest) and Teacher at the first school of Learning in Tauranga established at Tutarawananga near the mouth of the Waimapu River. He lived on Mauao about 1500AD (New Zea...

7/31/2024

Chief Tipene Te Moanaroa (bef.1820 - d.)

"Te Amohanga Amoanaroa", "Tipene (Stephen)"

The lithograph shows Te Moanaroa standing, wrapped in a cloak. His tattoo is revealed in fine detail and tells us something about his genealogy. The double forehead rays on the right-hand side indicate...

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10/5/2007
7/13/2024
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10/5/2007

Chief Tipene Te Moanaroa (bef.1820 - d.)

"Te Amohanga Amoanaroa", "Tipene (Stephen)"

The lithograph shows Te Moanaroa standing, wrapped in a cloak. His tattoo is revealed in fine detail and tells us something about his genealogy. The double forehead rays on the right-hand side indicate...

7/13/2024

Te Mahanga of Ngāpuhi MP (c.1785 - d.)

"Moehanga", "Mahanga"

3.4.1 Te Mahanga and Maatara. He Whakaputanga me te Tiriti The Declaration and the Treaty In their growing discovery of european society, Bay of islands Māori were by now beginning to look further afie...

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4/30/2024
4/30/2024
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4/30/2024

Te Mahanga of Ngāpuhi MP (c.1785 - d.)

"Moehanga", "Mahanga"

3.4.1 Te Mahanga and Maatara. He Whakaputanga me te Tiriti The Declaration and the Treaty In their growing discovery of european society, Bay of islands Māori were by now beginning to look further afie...

4/30/2024

Selwyn Frederick Muru MP (1937 - 2024)

"Herewini Murupaenga | Frederick Selwyn Muru | Herewini Freddy"

The work of Māori artist and broadcaster Selwyn Muru included painting, sculpture, journalism, broadcasting, directing, acting, set design, theatre and poetry. In 1990 Muru was awarded Te Waka Toi's Te...

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1/24/2024
1/24/2024
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1/24/2024

Selwyn Frederick Muru MP (1937 - 2024)

"Herewini Murupaenga | Frederick Selwyn Muru | Herewini Freddy"

The work of Māori artist and broadcaster Selwyn Muru included painting, sculpture, journalism, broadcasting, directing, acting, set design, theatre and poetry. In 1990 Muru was awarded Te Waka Toi's Te...

1/24/2024

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6/21/2013
10/21/2023
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6/21/2013
10/21/2023

Hākaraia Māhika MP (c.1814 - 1870)

"Hākaraia Tipene | Tipene Kura"

"During the 1867 Tauranga Bush Campaign (Te Weranga ki Taumata), the Crown labelled Hākaraia Māhika a rebel due to his role as a resistance leader protesting the survey of confiscated land and used sco...

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9/13/2016
5/20/2023
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9/13/2016

Hākaraia Māhika MP (c.1814 - 1870)

"Hākaraia Tipene | Tipene Kura"

"During the 1867 Tauranga Bush Campaign (Te Weranga ki Taumata), the Crown labelled Hākaraia Māhika a rebel due to his role as a resistance leader protesting the survey of confiscated land and used sco...

5/20/2023

Hakaraia (Zakaraia Bevan) Te Whena MP (1842 - 1908)

"Zachariah Bevan | Zacharia"

In 1842 Zacharia Bevan or Hakaraia Te Whena was born. It is believed he is a Bevan offspring but which one? He married Mere Ruiha and all children took the Hakaraia surname. He was the proprietor of th...

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7/13/2017
4/6/2023
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7/13/2017

Hakaraia (Zakaraia Bevan) Te Whena MP (1842 - 1908)

"Zachariah Bevan | Zacharia"

In 1842 Zacharia Bevan or Hakaraia Te Whena was born. It is believed he is a Bevan offspring but which one? He married Mere Ruiha and all children took the Hakaraia surname. He was the proprietor of th...

4/6/2023

David Tukatahi Dixon (born January 5, 1969) is a former American football guard who played eleven professional seasons in the National Football League and was the second Maori to play in professional f...

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4/10/2020
2/4/2023
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4/10/2020

David Tukatahi Dixon (born January 5, 1969) is a former American football guard who played eleven professional seasons in the National Football League and was the second Maori to play in professional f...

2/4/2023

Jacob Ellison (born 25 February 1985 in Wellington, New Zealand) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer who plays for Fukuoka Sanix Blues in the Japanese Top League. He plays the position of prop. He ...

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2/3/2023
2/4/2023
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2/3/2023

Jacob Ellison (born 25 February 1985 in Wellington, New Zealand) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer who plays for Fukuoka Sanix Blues in the Japanese Top League. He plays the position of prop. He ...

2/4/2023

Tamati Edward Ellison (born 1 April 1983) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer.

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2/3/2023
2/4/2023
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2/3/2023

Tamati Edward Ellison (born 1 April 1983) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer.

2/4/2023

Rhett Marshall Ellison (born October 3, 1988) is a former American football tight end and fullback who played seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at USC and ...

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2/2/2023
2/3/2023
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2/2/2023

Rhett Marshall Ellison (born October 3, 1988) is a former American football tight end and fullback who played seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at USC and ...

2/3/2023

Riki Morgan Ellison (born August 15, 1960, in Christchurch, New Zealand) is a former linebacker, who went by Riki Gray while in college at USC as an All-Pac-10 player in 1982.Ellison is part Māori. At ...

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3/15/2014
2/2/2023
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3/15/2014

Riki Morgan Ellison (born August 15, 1960, in Christchurch, New Zealand) is a former linebacker, who went by Riki Gray while in college at USC as an All-Pac-10 player in 1982.Ellison is part Māori. At ...

2/2/2023

New Zealand-Maori actor, Duane Antony Wiremu Wichman-Evans, aka Duane Evans Jr, has been acting since he was three years old. His most recent role is as Rotxo in James Cameron's Avatar sequels. For thr...

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1/21/2023
1/21/2023
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1/21/2023

New Zealand-Maori actor, Duane Antony Wiremu Wichman-Evans, aka Duane Evans Jr, has been acting since he was three years old. His most recent role is as Rotxo in James Cameron's Avatar sequels. For thr...

1/21/2023

William Henry Greening, I (1843 - 1877)

"Wiremu Paihau", "William Greening"

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7/7/2009
8/25/2022
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7/7/2009

William Henry Greening, I (1843 - 1877)

"Wiremu Paihau", "William Greening"

8/25/2022

Margaret Urlich MP (1965 - 2022)

Margaret Urlich (born 24 January 1965 in Auckland) is an ARIA Award-winning[1] New Zealand musician based in New South Wales, Australia. Urlich moved to Sydney in 1988 to pursue her singing career. Her...

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2/28/2010
8/22/2022
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2/28/2010

Margaret Urlich MP (1965 - 2022)

Margaret Urlich (born 24 January 1965 in Auckland) is an ARIA Award-winning[1] New Zealand musician based in New South Wales, Australia. Urlich moved to Sydney in 1988 to pursue her singing career. Her...

8/22/2022

Rangitaamo Tiahuia Taiuru was born at Waimoho, near Rangiriri in the Waikato district, on 24 July 1901. Her mother, Paretauhanga Rīwhero, was of Ngāti Hine of Waikato; her father, Moroati Taiuru of Rat...

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4/10/2016
6/25/2022
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4/10/2016

Rangitaamo Tiahuia Taiuru was born at Waimoho, near Rangiriri in the Waikato district, on 24 July 1901. Her mother, Paretauhanga Rīwhero, was of Ngāti Hine of Waikato; her father, Moroati Taiuru of Rat...

6/25/2022

Simone Kessell (born 7 November 1975) is a New Zealand television actress known for her role as Lt. Alicia Washington in the short lived Fox science fiction television series Terra Nova.[1] In 2016, Ke...

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3/29/2021
6/6/2022
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3/29/2021

Simone Kessell (born 7 November 1975) is a New Zealand television actress known for her role as Lt. Alicia Washington in the short lived Fox science fiction television series Terra Nova.[1] In 2016, Ke...

6/6/2022

Chef Jamie Hogg-Wharekawa is a New Zealand chef.

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5/30/2022
5/30/2022
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5/30/2022

Chef Jamie Hogg-Wharekawa is a New Zealand chef.

5/30/2022

Tikitiki II (deceased)

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5/16/2015
3/10/2022
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5/16/2015
3/10/2022