Tāreha Te Moananui (died 19 December 1880) was a Paramount Chief of the Ngāti Kahungunu iwi,[1] and a Māori member of Parliament in New Zealand from 1868 to 1870.
Tāreha Te Moananui | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Eastern Maori | |
| In office 1868–1870 | |
| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | Karaitiana Takamoana |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1800–1810 Ahuriri |
| Died | 19 December 1880 |
| Spouse | Mere Te Huia Te Apatari |
| Children | Te Roera Tareha & Kurupo |
| Residence | Pā Whakairo |
| Profession | Paramount Chief & Political Leader |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Ngāti Kahungunu |
| Battles/wars | New Zealand Wars |
| Tāreha Te Moananui | |
|---|---|
| Paramount Chief of Heretaunga | |
| Predecessor | Te Moananui |
| Successor | Rēnata Kawepō |
| Born | Tāreha |
| House | Rangikamangungu |
| Father | Oneone |
| Mother | Hamene |
Born between 1800 and 1810,[2] Tāreha was the son of the great Chief Oneone of Ngāti Rangikamangungu and Hāmene of Ngāi Tūhoe.[3] He received the paramountcy and name of Te Moananui following the death of Ngāti Kahungunu leader Kurupō Te Moananui in 1861.[4]
Tāreha was known as 'Te Mokopuna a Tangaroa', this is due to his families close descent and association with Pania and the Ponaturi tribe who live in the sea. Because of this the ancestral Wharenui at Waiohiki is called Hau Te Ana Nui, which is also the name of his ancestor Tangaroa's house in the ocean.
Tāreha was one of four Māori elected in 1868 for the new Māori electorates in the New Zealand Parliament, 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.[5]
He died on 19 December 1880, and his tangi and funeral took place at Waiohiki, near Taradale.[2] He had two surviving children, sons Te Roera Tāreha (1850s–1941) and Kurupō Tāreha (1871–1938).[1]
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1868–1870 | 4th | Eastern Maori | Independent | ||
References
edit- ^ a b Ballara, Angela; Tareha-O'Reilly, Taape. "Tāreha, Kurupo and Tāreha, Te Roera". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ a b "The funeral of Tareha". Hawke's Bay Herald. 31 December 1880. p. 3. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ "Whakapapa of Te Roera Tāreha and Kurupō Tāreha". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. April 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ^ Ballara, Angela. "Te Moananui, Kurupō". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840–1984 (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
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