Hinematioro (–1823) was the acknowledged leader of Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti, a New Zealand

Māori Māori or Maori can refer to: Relating to the Māori people * Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group * Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand * Māori culture * Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the C ...

iwi Iwi () are the largest social units in New Zealand Māori society. In Māori roughly means "people" or "nation", and is often translated as "tribe", or "a confederation of tribes". The word is both singular and plural in the Māori language, an ...

'' (tribe). She identified with the

Ngati Porou ''Ngati'' is a 1987 New Zealand feature film directed by Barry Barclay, written by Tama Poata and produced by John O'Shea. Production ''Ngati'' is of historical and cultural significance in New Zealand as it is the first feature film written an ...

iwi. In Māori culture she is an ''ariki tapairu'', or first-born in a notable family, and her influence and '' mana'' were wider than her tribal leadership. Her mother was Ngunguru-te-rangi, and her father was Tane-toko-rangi.

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1823 deaths Ngāti Porou people Year of birth unknown 19th-century women rulers Year of birth uncertain {{Māori-bio-stub