Mahuta Tāwhiao, of Ngāti Mahuta was the oldest son of Tāwhiao, the second Māori King, who he succeeded in 1894.
Mahuta Tawhiao Potatau Te Wherowhero
Personal details
Full Name:
Mahuta Pōtatau Te Wherowhero Tāwhiao
Lifetime:
1854 to 1855 – 9 Nov 1912
Main image: Mahuta Tawhiao Potatau Te Wherowhero
Group portrait showing, from left to right: Henare Kaihau, Richard John
Seddon, James Carroll and Mahuta Tawhiao Potatau Te Wherowhero (King Tawhiao III), circa
1896-1906.