Tōpia Peehi Tūroa
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Tōpia Peehi Tūroa (died 1903) was a notable New Zealand tribal leader. 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 Te Ati Haunui-a-Paparangi
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 ...
. He was the grandson of
Te Peehi Turoa Te Peehi Turoa (? – 8 September 1845) was a notable New Zealand tribal leader, warrior and composer of waiata. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Te Ati Haunui-a-Paparangi iwi Iwi () are the largest social units in New Zealand Mā ...
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Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi people Year of birth missing 1903 deaths {{Māori-bio-stub