Pokaia

Pokaia (died 1807) was a Ngāpuhi chief, father of the rangatira Hone Heke, from Northland, New Zealand. He was killed at the battle of Moremonui in an ambush by the Ngāti Whātua.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "HONGI HIKA". Encyclopedia of New Zealand (1966).
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