Hori Tupaea

Hori Tupaea (1879–1944) was a notable New Zealand tribal leader and farmer. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngati Te Whatuiapiti and Ngati Kahungunu iwi. He was born in Te Hauke, Hawke's Bay, in about 1879. He was a great grandson, through his mother, of Ngati Te Whatuiapiti chief Te Hapuku. His father, Hamiora Tupaea, was a younger son of the leading Tauranga chief Hori Kingi Tupaea of Ngai Te Rangi.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Ballara, Angela. "Hori Tupaea". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved December 2011.


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