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Tāreha Te Moananui (died 19 December 1880) was a principal chief of the
Ngāti Kahungunu Ngāti Kahungunu is a Māori iwi located along the eastern coast of the North Island of New Zealand. The iwi is traditionally centred in the Hawke's Bay and Wairārapa regions. The tribe is organised into six geographical and administrative d ...
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member of Parliament in New Zealand from 1868 to 1870. Born between 1800 and 1810, Tāreha was the son of Oneone and Hāmene. He added Te Moananui to his name following the death of Ngāti Kahungunu leader Kurupō Te Moananui in 1861. Tāreha was one of four Māori elected in
1868 Events January–March * January 2 – British Expedition to Abyssinia: Robert Napier leads an expedition to free captive British officials and missionaries. * January 3 – The 15-year-old Mutsuhito, Emperor Meiji of Ja ...
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in the
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, and he was the first of the four to speak in Parliament. He represented the electorate of Eastern Maori from 1868 to 1870, when he retired. He died on 19 December 1880, and his tangi and funeral took place at Waiohiki, near Taradale. He had two surviving children, sons Te Roera Tāreha (1850s–1941) and Kurupō Tāreha (1871–1938).


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