Te Keepa Te Rangihiwinui
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Te Keepa Te Rangihiwinui was a Māori military commander and noted ally of the government forces during the New Zealand Wars. First known as Te Rangihiwinui, he was later known as Te Keepa, Meiha Keepa
Te Rangihiwinui, Te Keepa
The Kemp Monument at Whanganui's Moutoa Gardens erected by the people of New Zealand to honour the "high-born Maori chief, brave soldier and staunch ally of the New Zealand Government"
Wiremu Parata
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Te Kākākura Waipunaahau, more widely known as Wiremu Parata, was a New Zealand politician of Māori and Pākehā descent. During the 1870s, he was a member of the House of Representatives and a Minister
Te Keepa Te Rangihiwinui
…Western Maori electorate in the 1871 election, the second time that elections in Māori electorates were held. Of three candidates, he came second, with Wiremu Parata winning the election and the incumbent, Mete Kīngi Paetahi, coming last. He was one of three candidates in the Western Maori electorate in the 1876…
Wiremu Parata circa 1876
The tangi for Wi Parata