Wahanui Huatare
Portrait of Wahanui Huatare seated on the verandah of his house in Alexandra, 1885. He holds a staff in one hand. Taken by the Burton Brothers.
Otorohanga Town Board, 1912
In this 1912 photograph of the Otorohanga Town Board, chairman John Ormsby is seated in the centre. In the same row, from left, are F. Mace, W. Vicary, H. J. Osmund and M. Cowley. In the back row, from left, are T. G. Hosking, H. W. Hemara, and C. J. Johnson.
Reference: Otorohanga Historical Society
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Rewi Maniapoto
Photograph of Ngāti Maniapoto leader Rewi Manga Maniapoto taken by Elizabeth Pulman in June 1879.
Following defeat at Ōrākau in 1864 Rewi played a key role in establishing and expanding the Rohe Pōtae (King Country). In this vast area, extending into western Taupō and upper Whanganui, the King’s authority was supreme.
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Wahanui Huatare
Biography of this Ngati Maniapoto leader
Rewi Manga Maniapoto
Biography of a famous Ngati Maniapoto warrior, leader and supporter of the King Movement
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