Āpihai Te Kawau

Āpihai Te Kawau (?–1869) was a leader of the New Zealand Māori iwi (tribe) of Ngāti Whātua.[1]

On 20 March 1840 in the Manukau peninsula area, Te Kawau signed the Treaty of Waitangi.[2] When Te Kawau was baptised by Bishop George Selwyn, he was given the baptismal name of Āpihai, Māori for the biblical Abishai.[1]

He was the uncle of Pāora Tūhaere, who succeeded him as a leader of Ngāti Whātua.

References

  1. 1 2 Pihema, Ani; Kerei, Ruby; Oliver, Steven. "Apihai Te Kawau". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Signing the Treaty in Manukau in 1840". Auckland Council. Retrieved 24 May 2016.


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