Wiremu Parata
Videos
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
Wiremu Parata circa 1876
The tangi for Wi Parata
Tangihanga
Videos
Tangihanga, or more commonly, tangi, is a traditional funeral rite practised by the Māori people of New Zealand. Tangi were traditionally held on marae, and are still strongly associated with the trib
Wiremu Parata
…consequences, as it was invoked as precedent during subsequent claims brought for breaches of the Treaty, well into the twentieth century. Later life The tangi for Wi Parata In the late 1870s, Parata openly supported pacifist leader Te Whiti-o-Rongomai, providing him and his Parihaka community with financial…
Kawakawa leaves
Burial of Major Te Keepa Te Rangi-pūawhe at Rotorua, 1905