Tureiti Te Heuheu Tukino V

Tureiti Te Heuheu Tukino V (c.1865 – 1 June 1921) was a notable New Zealand tribal leader and politician. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngāti Tūwharetoa iwi. He was born in Waihi, New Zealand in about 1865.[1] He was appointed to the Legislative Council on 7 May 1918. He served until his death.[2]

He unsuccessfully contested the 1893 election in the Eastern Maori electorate against Wi Pere, and unsuccessfully stood in the Western Maori electorate in 1899,[3] 1902,[4] 1905,[5] and 1908.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Gartner, Ken Te Huingarau. "Tureiti Te Heuheu Tukino V". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved December 2011.
  2. ↑ Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer. p. 87.
  3. ↑ "The General Election, 1899". Wellington: Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives. 19 June 1900. p. 3. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "The General Election, 1902". National Library. 1903. p. 4. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  5. ↑ "The General Election, 1905". National Library. 1906. p. 6. Retrieved 18 March 2014.


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