Mananui Te Heuheu Tūkino II (died 7 May 1846) was a New Zealand
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tribal leader of the
Ngāti Tūwharetoa iwi
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.
The eldest son of
Herea Te Heuheu Tukino I and his first wife, Rangiaho of
Ngāti Maniapoto, Mananui was born in
Pamotumotu,
King Country
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, near the Mangatutu Stream and was the second of the Te Heuheu line to assume the leadership of Ngāti Tūwharetoa. Mananui traced his ancestry to
Tama-te-kapua
In Māori mythology, Māori tradition of New Zealand, Tama-te-kapua, also spelt Tamatekapua and Tama-te-Kapua and also known as Tama, was the captain of the ''Arawa (canoe), Arawa'' canoe which came to New Zealand from Polynesia in about 1350.
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, commander of
Te Arawa canoe, and to its priest,
Ngatoro-i-rangi; and was distantly related to
Potatau Te Wherowhero of
Waikato and
Te Rauparaha of
Ngāti Toa. He belonged to Ngāti Pehi (now Ngāti Turumakina), Ngāti Hukere and Ngāti Hinewai hapū, and in his youth lived at Pamotumotu.
On the morning of 7 May 1846, an avalanche of mud descended from
Hipaua Hill at the back of Te Rapa pā, and overwhelmed Te Heuheu, his six wives, his eldest son, Tamati Waka, and fifty-four others.
Only two people who were in the pā survived. The pā is buried under of mud. The cause of the calamity was heavy rain three days earlier, which had caused small landslides that blocked a small valley partway up Hipaua Hill. Water from the rains and from hot springs at the top of the valley built up behind the barrier, until it burst, creating a great avalanche of thick mud and large masses of stone, which buried the pā.
The Rev.
Richard Taylor was present on 1 July 1846 for the
Tangihanga
''Tangihanga'', or more commonly, ''tangi'', is a traditional Māori funeral rite held on a marae. While still widely practised, it is not universally observed in modern times.
Each iwi (tribe/nation) differs on how they honour those who pass. ''T ...
or Tangi held to honour Te Heuheu.
Mananui was succeeded by his brother
Iwikau Te Heuheu Tūkino III
Iwikau Te Heuheu Tūkino III (died October 1862) was a 19th century New Zealand Māori people, Māori leader of the Ngāti Tūwharetoa tribe ().
References
Year of birth unknown
1862 deaths
Ngāti Tūwharetoa people
Te Heuheu family
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in 1846 and was the father of
Te Heuheu Tūkino IV
Horonuku Te Heuheu Tukino IV (1821–1888), also known as Patātai (also spelt Patatai or Pataatai), was paramount chief of Ngāti Tūwharetoa, a Māori tribe of the central North Island of New Zealand. His birth name was Patātai; he assumed t ...
who assumed the leadership of Ngāti Tūwharetoa in October 1862 following the death of his uncle Iwikau.
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Year of birth unknown
1846 deaths
New Zealand Māori men
19th-century New Zealand people
People from Taupō
Ngāti Tūwharetoa people
Te Heuheu family
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