Taratoa, Hēnare Wiremu, 1830-1864 (Person)

SummaryA Ngāi Te Rangi leader, teacher and Christian scholar. Born at Ōpounui, Rangiwaea Island, to Hera and Hoani. Educated at St John’s College, Auckland, he later taught at Ōtaki. He married Emily Te Rua in 1850 and Rahapa Te Kawa in 1854, and had four recorded children. Taratoa drafted the Poteriwhi Code of Conduct before the Battle of Gate Pā and was associated with giving water to the mortally wounded Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Booth. He was killed at Te Ranga on 21 June 1864 and later reinterred at Mission Cemetery, Tauranga.SourcesDixon, Ngahuia, Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New ZealandBay of Plenty Times, 20 Apr 1914.Mair, Gilbert (1926). The Story of Gate Pā, April 29th 1864Biographical record for Taratoa from the Vertical FilesPress, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14502, 2 November 1912, Page 9

An early Daguerreotype Portrait of Hēnare Wiremu Taratoa likely taken when he married Emily Te Rua in 1850.

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Personal Information

First Name(s)Hēnare Wiremu SurnameTaratoaDate of Birth3 January 1905Place of BirthOpounui, Rangiwaea Island, TaurangaDate of Death21 June 1864Place of Burial/CremationMission Cemetery, TaurangaOccupationTeacherMissionary

Whānau

MotherTatai, Hera Wiremu (Sarah)FatherTaiho, Hoani (John)ChildrenTaratoa, Ani Paraneha Ann FrancesTaratoa, Ana KeitaTaratoa, Hera AnaTaratoa, Pereika Wiremu

Partner

PartnerTaratoa, Emily née Te RuaDate Married1850

Partner

PartnerTaratoa, Rahapa née Te KawaDate Married1854

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Taratoa, Hēnare Wiremu, 1830-1864 (Person)