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King Tawhiao
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New Family
His reign
Location
Hera
Puahaere
Aotea
Mahuta
- Tawhiao lived in several villages around Taranaki, but his hometown or the place he was born was at Orongokoekoea on the upper Mokau river
- Tawhiao married Hera, the principal wife, Rangiaho and Aotea.
- Hera had 3 children, Tiahuia, Mahuta and Te wherowhero.
- Rangiaho had 2 children, Pokaia and Haunui
- Aotea had only one child called Puahaere
- Mahuta became the next king after his father, Tawhiao.
- Tawhiao became king directly after his fathers death in 1860. He inherited the kingship and the spiritual leadership of his people.
- He was king for the next 34 years and during his reign there were many conflicts and confusion between the maori and the british.
- The british confiscated 1.2 million acres of the waikato land from the maori, so Tawhiao took his people and lived in Ngati Maniapoto territory, which soon became the King Country.
Family
- His father was the first maori king Te wherowhero, and was the leader of the Waikato tribe
- His mother was Whakaawi, she was Tawhiao's father's senior wife
- Tawhiao had many half sisters and brothers due to his father's other marriages
Birth and Death
Impacts to NZ
Christian Worldview
- Tawhiao had established a maori government before he died
- also had established councils in different regions
- And because his faith in christ he was known as the peace king
Personal information
- Tawhiao's full name is Tukaroto Matutaera Potatau Te Wherowhero Tawhiao
- He was named Tukaroto to commemorate his fathers stand at the siege of Matakitaki.
- He was the eldest son
- He was 2nd in line to the throne, after his father Potatau Te Wherowhero
- He was from the Ngati Mahuta tribe
- King Tawhiao was a strong believer of christ and he was well versed in the ancient rites of the Tainui tribe. Many people said that he had the status of a prophet.
- Tawhiao was a great visionary, many said that his sayings were described as poropititanga, tongi and whakakitenga, which means prophetic, visionary or prediction of what could happen.
- King Tawhiao was born around 1825 at the end of the musket wars
- Tawhiao died on the 26th of August in 1894
Childhood
- Tawhiao was raised by his maternal grandparents (mother's side)
- During is young years in life his father raised him as a man of peace.
- he had many half sisters and brothers
- He went to bible school, which led him to know more about God and became closer to Him, which affected his decisions and his ways during his reign.
King Tawhiao
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