Mōkena Kōhere (1812 – 4 March 1894) was a New Zealand tribal leader, assessor and politician. Of
Māori descent, he identified with the
Ngāti Porou iwi
Iwi () are the largest social units in New Zealand Māori society. In Māori, roughly means or , and is often translated as "tribe". The word is both singular and plural in the Māori language, and is typically pluralised as such in English.
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. He was born in
Rangitukia,
East Coast, New Zealand.
He was a member of the
New Zealand Legislative Council from his appointment on 11 October 1872 until his resignation on 25 April 1887.
and
Hēnare Kōhere were his grandsons. Mokena Kohere Street in
Manakau, Horowhenua, is named for him.
References
1894 deaths
Ngāti Porou people
Māori politicians
People from Rangitukia
Members of the New Zealand Legislative Council
Māori MLCs
1812 births
19th-century New Zealand politicians
Halbert-Kohere family
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