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Portrait of Ngati Haua leader Wiremu Tamihana Tarapipipi Te Waharoa, around 1865, possibly taken during a visit to Wellington.
Wiremu Tamihana Tarapipipi Te Waharoa was born around 1805, and was of Ngati Haua of the Tainui confederation. As a young man he took part in several war expeditions.