Tapuwae Poharutanga o Tukutuku was a Māori upoko ariki of the Ngāti Kahungunu iwi and Ngāi Tamaterangi hapū in the Wairoa area of Hawke Bay of New Zealand. He developed a fierce rivalry with his broth
A bellbird (kōpara).
A grey duck (pārera).
sandfly (namu) feeding on human blood.
Kahukuranui
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Kahukuranui was a Māori ariki of the Ngāti Kahungunu iwi and ancestor of the Ngāti Kahukuranui hapū of Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti. He led an expedition to Te Pōrangahau in order to avenge Tūpouriao and marry
Portrait of Te Rangi Hīroa (Peter Henry Buck) dressed in Maori costume and holding a taiaha 1930s.
