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Tāmati Wāka Nene (1780s – 4 August 1871) was a Māori rangatira (chief) of the Ngāpuhi iwi (tribe) who fought as an ally of the British in the Flagstaff War of 1845–46. Origin and mana. Tāmati Wāka Nene [1] was born to chiefly rank in the Ngāpuhi iwi of the Bay of Islands and Hokianga regions of the North Island of New Zealand.
- 1780s
- 4 August 1871
Tāmati Wāka Nene. Lifetime: 1780?–4 Aug 1871. Renowned Ngāpuhi chief, Tāmati Wāka Nene, was an early friend of Pākehā. He was one of its most influential supporters in the debate at Waitangi over the Treaty and he was among the first to sign.
Nene, Tāmati Wāka. Dictionary of New Zealand Bography logo. Story: Nene, Tāmati Wāka. Contents. Page 1: Biography. All images & media in this story. Tāmati Wāka Nene. Whakapapa of Hōne Heke and Patuone, Tāmati Wāka Nene, Hongi Hika and Pōmare I. Later life. Tāmati Wāka Nene by C.F. Goldie. Nene, Tāmati Wāka. ?–1871.
Tamati Waka Nene. Māori are the Indigenous people of New Zealand/Aotearoa. The subject of this portrait, Tāmati Wāka Nene, was a Rangatira or chief of the Ngāti Hao people in Hokianga, of the Ngāpuhi iwi or tribe, and an important war leader. He was probably born in the 1780s, and died in 1871.
Tāmati Wāka Nene was a leading rangatira and tohunga of the Hokianga region. Born around the 1780s, he was the second son of Tāpua and the younger brother of Patuone . Through his mother, Te Kawehau, Nene was related to Hongi Hika , and to the brothers Rewa , Moka and Te Wharerahi .
Tāmati Wāka Nene. Whakapapa of Hōne Heke and Patuone, Tāmati Wāka Nene, Hongi Hika and Pōmare I. Later life. Tāmati Wāka Nene by C.F. Goldie. Nene, Tāmati Wāka. ?–1871. Nō Ngāpuhi; he rangatira, he kaipakihi, he kaiwhakamaherehere i te kāwanatanga. I tuhia tēnei haurongo e Angela Ballara, ā, i tāngia tuatahitia ki Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau i te 1990.
Tāmati Wāka Nene. Renowned Ngāpuhi chief, Tāmati Wāka Nene, was an early friend of Pākehā. He was one of its most influential supporters in the debate at Waitangi over the Treaty and he was among the first to sign. Read more... Events In History. 11 March 1845. The fall of Kororāreka.