Ngā-kahu-whero (–1836?) was a

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Te Rarawa Te Rarawa is a Māori iwi of Northland, New Zealand New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New ...

founding mother. Ngā-kahu-whero, also known as Herepaenga, was born at Waihou, in the late eighteenth century. She was a ruling chief of the Te Rarawa from circa 1800 until her death. She participated in the Battle of Waitukupahau, the Battle of d Te Oneroa-a-Tohe and the Battle of Moetara in 1833. She was buried at Papanui on Pukekōwhai, together with other descendants of Te Rēinga.

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