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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 ...

form of

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. Notable people with the name include:

People with given name Wiremu

* Aaron Wiremu Cruden (born 1989), New Zealand rugby union player *

Wiremu Doherty Wiremu Doherty is a New Zealand Māori educationalist and academic of Tūhoe and Ngāti Awa descent. He is the past-principal of the first kaupapa Māori school. He received his PhD in education from the Auckland University in 2010 and is cur ...

, New Zealand Māori educationalist and academic * Sydney Wiremu Eru, (born 1971), New Zealand rugby league player * Wiremu Gudgeon, New Zealand politician * Rata Wiremu Harrison (1935–2013), New Zealand rugby league player *

Wiremu Heke Wiremu Rika Heke (3 October 1894 – 30 November 1989) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A loose forward, Heke represented North Auckland at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks The Ne ...

(1894–1989), New Zealand rugby union player * Hōne Wiremu Heke Pōkai (c.1807/08–1850), Maori chief and war leader *

Wiremu Hikairo Wiremu Hikairo ( 1780/90 – 28 October 1851) was a New Zealand tribal leader and peacemaker. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngāti Rangiwewehi iwi. He was born in Puhirua or Te Awahou, on the northern shore of Lake Rotorua, New Zea ...

(c.1780/90–1851), New Zealand tribal leader *

Hoani Wiremu Hīpango Hoani Wiremu Hīpango ( 1820 – 25 February 1865) was a Māori tribal leader, teacher and assessor of the Whanganui River area of New Zealand. He was a leader of Ngāti Tumango, of the Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi iwi. He converted to Christianit ...

(c.1820–1865), New Zealand tribal leader * Wiremu Hoani Taua (1862–1919), New Zealand tribal leader * David Wiremu Houpapa (born 1981), New Zealand cricketer * Wiremu Hukunui Manaia (?–1892), New Zealand tribal leader *

Wiremu Katene Wiremu Katene (died 1 November 1895), also known as Wi Katene, was a New Zealand politician. In 1872 he became the first Māori to be appointed to the Executive Council, becoming the first indigenous Minister of the Crown. He was also a m ...

(?–1895), New Zealand politician *

Wiremu Kerei Nikora Wiremu Kerei Nikora (William Grey Nicholls) (1853 – 15 July 1915) a Māori politician from Paeroa, New Zealand. Son of William Nicholls from Cornwall, UK and Hera Te Whakaawa from Matakana Island (Ngai Te Rangi, Ngati Tauaiti). Nikora was appoi ...

(1853–1915), member of the New Zealand Legislative Council * Wiremu Kīngi (c.1795–1882), chief of the Te Āti Awa Tribe *

Wiremu Kīngi Maketū Wiremu Kīngi Maketū (also known as Maketū Wharetotara or Waretotara) (c. 1824 – 7 March 1842) was the first person executed in New Zealand under British rule. Maketū was also the first New Zealand Māori to be tried and punished based on Br ...

(c.1824–1842), the first person executed in New Zealand under British rule *

Wiremu Kingi Moki Te Matakatea Wiremu is a masculine given name, the Māori form of William. Notable people with the name include: People with given name Wiremu * Aaron Wiremu Cruden (born 1989), New Zealand rugby union player * Wiremu Doherty, New Zealand Māori educationalis ...

(?–1893), New Zealand tribal warrior and leader *

Wiremu Maihi Te Rangikaheke Wiremu Maihi Te Rangikaheke (?–1896) was a notable New Zealand tribal leader, scholar and public servant. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngati Rangiwewehi iwi. He was born in Puhirua or Te Awahou in New Zealand New Zeala ...

(?–1896), New Zealand tribal leader and scholar *

Hamiora Wiremu Maioha Hamiora Wiremu Maioha, OBE (21 September 1888 – 30 January 1963) was a New Zealand interpreter, farmer and community leader. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngāpuhi iwi. He was born in Waimamaku, Northland, New Zealand, on 21 ...

(1888–1963), New Zealand interpreter and community leader * Wiremu Neera Te Awaitaia (c.1796–1866), New Zealand Māori chief *

Wiremu Panapa Wiremu Netana Panapa (1898–1970) was a New Zealand Anglican Suffragan Bishop in the second half of the 20th century. He was born on 7 June 1898, educated at St John's College, Auckland and ordained in 1921. After curacies in the Diocese o ...

(1898–1970), New Zealand Anglican Suffragan Bishop *

Wiremu Parata Wiremu Te Kākākura Parata, also known as Wi Parata ( 1830s – 29 September 1906) was a New Zealand politician of Māori and Pākehā descent. During the 1870s he was a member of the House of Representatives and a Minister of the Crown. Early ...

(c.1830s–1906), New Zealand politician * Wiremu Paratene (1909–2001), New Zealand professional cyclist and politician *

Wiremu Patara Te Tuhi Wiremu is a masculine given name, the Māori form of William. Notable people with the name include: People with given name Wiremu * Aaron Wiremu Cruden (born 1989), New Zealand rugby union player * Wiremu Doherty, New Zealand Māori educationalist ...

(?–1910), New Zealand tribal leader, newspaper editor, warrior and secretary to the Māori King *

Wiremu Pere Wiremu "Wi" Pere (7 March 1837 – 9 December 1915), was a Māori Member of Parliament in New Zealand. He represented Eastern Māori in the House of Representatives from 1884 to 1887, and again from 1893 to 1905. Pere's strong criticism of th ...

(1837–1915), New Zealand Member of Parliament * Sir Māui Wiremu Pita Naera Pōmare (1875/76–1930), New Zealand doctor and politician *

Wiremu Piti Pomare Wiremu Piti Pomare (? – 29 January 1851) was a New Zealand Māori leader. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngati Mutunga iwi Iwi () are the largest social units in New Zealand Māori society. In Māori roughly means "people" or ...

(?–1851), New Zealand Māori leader *

Tahupōtiki Wiremu Rātana Tahupōtiki Wiremu Rātana (25 January 1873? – 18 September 1939) was the founder of the Rātana religion in the early 20th century in New Zealand. He rose to prominence as a faith healer. Beginnings Rātana was of the Ngati Apa and Ngā Wai ...

(1873–1939), founder of the Rātana religion * Winston Wiremu Reid (born 1988), New Zealand professional footballer * Wiremu Rikihana (1851–1933), New Zealand tribal leader and politician * Sir Mark Wiremu Solomon (born c.1954), Māori tribal leader * Wiremu Tako Ngātata (1815–1887), New Zealand politician and Te Āti Awa leader *

Wiremu Tamihana Wiremu Tamihana Tarapipipi Te Waharoa ( – 27 December 1866), generally known as Wiremu Tamihana, was a leader of the Ngāti Hauā Māori iwi in nineteenth century New Zealand, and is sometimes known as the kingmaker for his role in the Māori Kin ...

(~1805–1866), leader of the

Ngāti Hauā Ngāti Hauā is a Māori people, Māori iwi of the eastern Waikato of New Zealand. It is part of the Tainui confederation. Its traditional area includes Matamata, Cambridge, New Zealand, Cambridge, Maungakawa, the Horotiu district along the Wai ...

iwi * Henare Wiremu Taratoa (c.1830–1864), New Zealand tribal missionary, teacher and war leader *

Wiremu Te Awhitu Wiremu is a masculine given name, the Māori form of William. Notable people with the name include: People with given name Wiremu * Aaron Wiremu Cruden (born 1989), New Zealand rugby union player * Wiremu Doherty, New Zealand Māori educationalis ...

(1914–1994), the first Māori to be ordained a Roman Catholic priest * Wiremu Te Kahui Kararehe (1846–1904), New Zealand tribal leader and historian * Wiremu Te Koti Te Rato (1820–1895), New Zealand

Wesleyan Wesleyan theology, otherwise known as Wesleyan– Arminian theology, or Methodist theology, is a theological tradition in Protestant Christianity based upon the ministry of the 18th-century evangelical reformer brothers John Wesley and Charles W ...

minister * Wiremu Te Ranga Poutapu (1905–1975), New Zealand master carver and carpenter * Wiremu Te Tau Huata (1917–1991), New Zealand Anglican priest and military chaplain * Wiremu Te Wheoro (1826–1895), member of the

New Zealand House of Representatives The House of Representatives is the sole chamber of the New Zealand Parliament. The House passes Law of New Zealand, laws, provides Ministers of the New Zealand Government, ministers to form Cabinet of New Zealand, Cabinet, and supervises the ...

* Wiremu Teihoka Parata (c.1879–1949), New Zealand rugby union administrator * Hore Wiremu Waaka (c.1938–2014), New Zealand musical entertainer *

Wiremu Whareaitu Wiremu "Bill" Whareaitu (15 August 1912 − 3 April 1973) was a New Zealand swimmer, who represented his country at the 1934 British Empire Games in London. Whareaitu was the national 150 yards backstroke champion in 1934, and travelled to the ...

(1912−1973), New Zealand swimmer

Fictional characters named Wiremu

* Wiremu Johnson, a character in the New Zealand radio soap opera ''

You Me Now ''You Me ... Now'' is New Zealand's first radio soap opera written and created by All The Way Home Productions. Season One was 25 episodes long and originally aired on Radio New Zealand in 2010. After a successful run, "You Me Now" was picked up ...

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Wiremu Potae The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' in 2007, by order of first appearance. Meg Harris Meg Harris was an old nursing school friend of Alice Piper (Toni Potter). Alice tr ...

, a character in the New Zealand soap opera ''

Shortland Street ''Shortland Street'' is a New Zealand prime-time soap opera centring on the fictitious Shortland Street Hospital, first broadcast on TVNZ 2 on 25 May 1992. It is New Zealand's longest-running drama and soap opera, being broadcast continuously ...

People with given name Wiremu

Fictional characters named Wiremu

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