Hēni Materoa Carroll (1852 or 1856 – 1 Nov 1930), also known at Te Huinga, was a leader of the

Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki Te Aitanga-a-Mahaki is one of the three principal Māori iwi of the Tūranga district; the others being Rongowhakaata and Ngai Tamanuhiri. It is numerically the largest of the three, with 6,258 affiliated members as of 2013. The rohe (territo ...

and wife of politician James Carroll. She became chief of her people when her mother died in 1887. When her husband was elected to Parliament she remained in Gisborne. During World War I she dedicated efforts to supporting Māori soldiers, and became chairperson of the Eastern Māori Patriotic Association. She was appointed an

Officer of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...

in the

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Kingi Areta Keiha Kingi Areta Keiha (24December 190029May 1961) was a New Zealand law clerk, interpreter, soldier, Māori welfare officer and farmer. Of Māori people, Māori descent, he identified with the Rongowhakaata, Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti and Te Aitanga-a-Mahak ...

was her brother's son.

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