Whakaawi

Whakaawi's son Tāwhiao

Whakaawi (Maori pronunciation: [ɸakaaːwi]) was a Māori woman of high birth in both the Ngāti Te Wehi tribe and Ngāti Mahuta tribe,[1] who was the senior wife of the chief Pōtatau Te Wherowhero, who died in 1860.[2] His other wives were Waiata, Raharaha and Ngawaero.[2]

Whakaawi gave birth to Tāwhiao at Orongokoekoea Pā, about 1825, who later became the 2nd Māori King in 1860. Whakaawi's parents Manu-whaka-aweawe grandson of Te Wehi of Ngati Te Wehi & Parekairoro of Ngati Wairere raised him. It is possible that she was also the mother of Te Paea Tiaho.[3]

King Mahuta was Whakaawi's grandson.[4]

References

  1. ↑ The King Country, Or, Explorations in New Zealand: A Narrative of 600 Miles of Travel by James Henry Kerry-Nicholls
  2. 1 2 Oliver, Steven (September 1, 2010). "Te Wherowhero, Potatau - Biography". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
  3. ↑ Ballara, Angela. "Te Paea Tiaho". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  4. ↑ Ballara, Angela (1 September 2010). "Mahuta Tawhiao Potatau Te Wherowhero". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
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