Wiremu Tamihana
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Wiremu Tamihana Tarapipipi Te Waharoa, generally known as Wiremu Tamihana or by his English name William Thompson, was a leader of the Ngāti Hauā Māori iwi in nineteenth century New Zealand, and is so
Portrait of Wiremu Tamihana by Gottfried Lindauer
Photograph of Wiremu Tamihana by John Kinder (1863)
Wiremu Tamihana Tarpipipi Te Waharoa; portrait by John Kinder, January 1863
Rewi Maniapoto
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Rewi Manga Maniapoto was a Ngāti Maniapoto chief who led Kīngitanga forces during the New Zealand government Invasion of Waikato during the New Zealand Wars.
Wiremu Tamihana
…attempted murder of Gorst, a government agent at Te Awamutu, Tamihana remained in favour of negotiation, but others within the King Movement, such as Rewi Maniapoto preferred to fight. Throughout the Invasion of the Waikato Tamihana attempted to negotiate with government forces, to little effect. In May 1865 MP…
Rewi Manga Maniapoto in 1879