Tāreha Te Moananui

Tāreha Te Moananui (died 19 December 1880) was a principal chief of the Ngāti Kahungunu iwi,[1] and a Māori member of Parliament in New Zealand from 1868 to 1870.

Tāreha Te Moananui
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Eastern Maori
In office
1868–1870
Preceded byNew constituency
Succeeded byKaraitiana Takamoana
Personal details
Died(1880-12-19)19 December 1880

Born between 1800 and 1810,[2] Tāreha was the son of Oneone and Hāmene.[3] He added Te Moananui to his name following the death of Ngāti Kahungunu leader Kurupō Te Moananui in 1861.[4]

Tāreha was one of four Māori elected in 1868 for the new Māori electorates in the New Zealand Parliament, and he was the first of the four to speak in Parliament. He represented the electorate of Eastern Maori from 1868 to 1870, when he retired.[5]

He died on 19 December 1880, and his tangi and funeral took place at Waiohiki, near Taradale.[2] He had two surviving children, sons Te Roera Tāreha (1850s–1941) and Kurupō Tāreha (1871–1938).[1]

New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate Party
1868–1870 4th Eastern Maori Independent

References
  1. Ballara, Angela; Tareha-O'Reilly, Taape. "Tāreha, Kurupo and Tāreha, Te Roera". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  2. "The funeral of Tareha". Hawke's Bay Herald. 31 December 1880. p. 3. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  3. "Whakapapa of Te Roera Tāreha and Kurupō Tāreha". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. April 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  4. Ballara, Angela. "Te Moananui, Kurupō". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  5. Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840-1984 (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.


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