Kereopa Te Rau
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Kereopa Te Rau was a leader of Pai Mārire, a Māori religion. He played a key role in the Volkner Incident and was subsequently hanged for his part in it.
Kereopa te rau
Ropata Wahawaha
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Ropata Wahawaha was a Māori military leader and rangatira of the Ngāti Porou iwi who rose to prominence during New Zealand's East Cape War and Te Kooti's War.
Kereopa Te Rau
…conquered and British colonial law and order was established. Kereopa, who had a bounty of £1,000 for his capture, was hiding near Ruatahuna. Major Ropata Wahawaha led a Ngāti Porou party there and Tūhoe handed over Kereopa to him on 18 November. Kereopa was tried for Volkner's murder in Napier on 21 December 1871…
Wahawaha, as pictured in The Story of a Maori Chief
A view of Te Kooti's Ngatapa pā, positioned at the top of the peak
A view of the Urewera ranges, through which Ropata mounted several expeditions to hunt for Te Kooti
Ropata's funeral service, held in July 1897 at Porourangi marae at Waiōmatatini