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Ropata Wahawaha NZC (c. 1820 – 1 July 1897) was a Māori
military leader and
rangatira (chief) of the Ngāti
Porou iwi (tribe) who rose to
prominence during...
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committed were
bands of
warriors affiliated with
chiefs such as
Ropata Wahawaha of Ngāti
Porou and Te
Keepa Te
Rangihiwinui of
Wanganui whose power in...
- Kooti's forces. On 3 December, 180 Ngāti
Porou fighters led by
Ropata Wahawaha and
Hotene Porourangi arrived. The Ngāti
Porou were
allied to the government...
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before escaping. A poorly-armed Māori
party led by
chiefs including Ropata Wahawaha mounted an
unsuccessful raid on Pai Mārire
adherents at Mangaone, near...
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attack made on 4
December by
warriors of the Ngāti
Porou iwi, led by
Ropata Wahawaha, was
fended off. At the end of the month, the
Armed Constabulary—a regular...
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notable now as the
former home (and
possible birthplace) of
Major Ropata Wahawaha NZC, as well as the
ancestral home of Te Whānau-a-Rākairoa.
Akuaku was...
- Ihi,
known also as Ruataupare. He was
raised in the
household of
Rapata Wahawaha,
whose wife,
Harata Te Ihi, was the
sister of Ngata's mother. He married...
- the fall of the Tūhoe
state in 1871, he was
captured by kūpapa
Ropata Wahawaha while he was
searching for Te
Koori in the Ureweras.
Kereopa was tried...
- the
Ngati Porou.
Hikurangi Pariha was
established by the
chief Ropata Wahawaha and
Reverend Raniera Kawhia in 1860. In 1865
there were
fourteen clergymen...
- was
largely handed over to Te
Keepa and
another Māori war leader,
Ropata Wahawaha. He and his men
returned to
Whanganui in 1871. Over the
following years...
