Te Ruki Kawiti
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te-ruki-kawiti-171-8708009
title:
Te Ruki Kawiti
text:
Te Ruki Kawiti was a prominent Māori rangatira (chief). He and Hōne Heke successfully fought the British in the Flagstaff War in 1845–46. He traced descent from Rāhiri and Nukutawhiti of the Ngātokimatawhaorua canoe, the ancestors of the Ngāpuhi. He was born in the north of New Zealand into the Ngāti Hine hapū, one of the subtribes of the Ngāpuhi. From his youth he was trained in leadership and warfare by Hongi Hika. He was present at the Battle of Moremonui in 1807 or 1808 when many Ngāpuhi wer
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19th-century Māori rangatira (chief)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Te_Ruki_Kawiti
date created:
2003-07-20T09:30:11Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T09:36:46Z
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