Hone Heke Ngapua

Personal details

Full Name:

Hōne Heke Ngāpua

Lifetime:

6 Jun 1869 – 9 Feb 1909

Biography

Hōne Heke Ngāpua

Hōne Heke Ngāpua

Hōne Heke Ngāpua was elected to Parliament in 1893 and represented the people of Northern Māori almost continuously until his death in 1909.

Events In History

Māori arrested for taking part in the ‘Dog Tax Rebellion’

5 May 1898

Dog Tax War narrowly averted

War threatened sleepy Hokianga as government troops marched towards armed Māori ‘rebels’.

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Main image: Hōne Heke Ngāpua

Portrait photograph of Hōne Heke Ngāpua, circa 1904.