Tamarau Waiari (1835–1904), also known as Te Mākarini Te Wharehuia and Te Mākarini Kaikino, was a notable New Zealand tribal leader and tohunga. Of

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 ...

descent, he identified with the Tūhoe

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. He was the son of Waiari and the grandson of

Te Ngahuru Te Ngahuru (?–1823?) was a notable New Zealand Tūhoe leader and warrior. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngāi Tūhoe iwi. He was born at Te Purenga in Ruatoki, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. He was raised in Ruatoki and Ruatāhuna ...

. He was born in the

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district in 1835, when his family was visiting there. He was the father of

Takurua Tamarau Takurua Tamarau (1871–1958), also known as Takurua Mākarini, was a Māori tribal leader of the Tūhoe iwi, a leader in the Ringatū church, and farmer, of New Zealand. Takurua was born at Kohimarama, near Ruatāhuna, Te Urewera, New Z ...

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1835 births 1904 deaths Ngāi Tūhoe people Tohunga People from Coromandel Peninsula {{Māori-bio-stub