Te Ruki Kawiti
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Te Ruki Kawiti was a prominent Māori rangatira. He and Hōne Heke successfully fought the British in the Flagstaff War in 1845–46.
Te Ruki Kawiti far right, with his nephew Hōne Heke and Heke's wife Hariata
Hōne Heke
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Hōne Wiremu Heke Pōkai, born Heke Pōkai and later often referred to as Hōne Heke, was a highly influential Māori rangatira of the Ngāpuhi iwi and a war leader in northern New Zealand; he was affiliate
Te Ruki Kawiti
…Te Ruki Kawiti (1770s – 5 May 1854) was a prominent Māori rangatira (chief). He and Hōne Heke successfully fought the British in the Flagstaff War in 1845–46. He traced descent from Rāhiri and Nukutawhiti of the Ngātokimatawhaorua canoe, the…
Hōne Heke and his wife Hariata, circa 1845
Hōne Heke Wanted Poster (1845)
Storming of Hone Heke’s pā, New Zealand, on 8 May 1845