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.
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
Āpirana Ngata
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Sir Āpirana Turupa Ngata was a prominent New Zealand statesman. He has often been described as the foremost Māori politician to have served in parliament in the mid-20th century, and is also known for
Ropata Wahawaha
…bearer. A year after his death, the Government erected a memorial at Puputa in recognition of Ropata's services to the Crown. His grand-nephew, Sir Āpirana Ngata, is buried nearby. Since the 1860s, Ropata has been described as a Kūpapa, for example by historians James Belich and Michael King. This is generally…
Āpirana Ngata in 1905
Arihia Ngata, Ngata's first wife
Ngata and Te Rangi Hīroa alongside a tukutuku panel at Ngata's home, during an expedition by Elsdon Best, James Ingram McDonald and Johannes Andersen.
Coalition Cabinet of 1931. Ngata is seated on the front row, second from right.