Wiremu is a masculine given name, the

Māori Māori or Maori can refer to: Relating to the Māori people * Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group * Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand * Māori culture * Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the Co ...

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William William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Engl ...

. Notable people with the name include:

People with given name Wiremu

* Aaron Wiremu Cruden (born 1989), New Zealand rugby union player *

Wiremu Doherty Wiremu Doherty is a New Zealand Māori educationalist and academic of Tūhoe and Ngāti Awa descent. He is the past-principal of the first kaupapa Māori school. He received his PhD in education from the Auckland University in 2010 and is cur ...

, New Zealand Māori educationalist and academic * Sydney Wiremu Eru, (born 1971), New Zealand rugby league player *

Wiremu Gudgeon Wiremu Mulligan "Bill" Gudgeon is a former New Zealand politician. He is a member of the New Zealand First party. Early years Gudgeon is of Ngāti Porou descent and was raised on the East Coast and in the Waikato. He studied at the University ...

, New Zealand politician * Rata Wiremu Harrison (1935–2013), New Zealand rugby league player * Wiremu Heke (1894–1989), New Zealand rugby union player * Hōne Wiremu Heke Pōkai (c.1807/08–1850), Maori chief and war leader *

Wiremu Hikairo Wiremu Hikairo ( 1780/90 – 28 October 1851) was a New Zealand tribal leader and peacemaker. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngāti Rangiwewehi iwi Iwi () are the largest social units in New Zealand Māori society. In Māori rou ...

(c.1780/90–1851), New Zealand tribal leader *

Hoani Wiremu Hīpango Hoani Wiremu Hīpango ( 1820 – 25 February 1865) was a Māori tribal leader, teacher and assessor of the Whanganui River area of New Zealand. He was a leader of Ngāti Tumango, of the Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi iwi. He converted to Christianit ...

(c.1820–1865), New Zealand tribal leader *

Wiremu Hoani Taua Wiremu Hoani Taua (1862 – 29 December 1919) was a New Zealand tribal leader and school principal. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngati Kahu iwi. He was born in Kareponia, Northland, New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotear ...

(1862–1919), New Zealand tribal leader * David Wiremu Houpapa (born 1981), New Zealand cricketer *

Wiremu Hukunui Manaia Wiremu Hukunui Manaia (died 1892) was a New Zealand tribal leader. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngāti Tu hapu Ngāti Ruanui iwi of South Taranaki. He was born in New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island cou ...

(?–1892), New Zealand tribal leader *

Wiremu Katene Wiremu Katene (died 1 November 1895), also known as Wi Katene, was a New Zealand politician. In 1872 he became the first Māori to be appointed to the Executive Council, becoming the first indigenous Minister of the Crown. He was also a m ...

(?–1895), New Zealand politician * Wiremu Kerei Nikora (1853–1915), member of the

New Zealand Legislative Council The New Zealand Legislative Council was the upper house of the General Assembly of New Zealand between 1853 and 1951. An earlier arrangement of legislative councils for the colony and provinces existed from 1841 when New Zealand became a col ...

Wiremu Kīngi Wiremu Kīngi Te Rangitāke (c. 1795 – 13 January 1882), Māori Chief of the Te Āti Awa Tribe, was leader of the Māori forces in the First Taranaki War. He was born in 1795-1800 in Manukorihi pa, near Waitara. He was one of the 3 sons o ...

(c.1795–1882), chief of the

Te Āti Awa Te Āti Awa is a Māori iwi with traditional bases in the Taranaki and Wellington regions of New Zealand. Approximately 17,000 people registered their affiliation to Te Āti Awa in 2001, with around 10,000 in Taranaki, 2,000 in Wellington and aro ...

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Wiremu Kīngi Maketū Wiremu Kīngi Maketū (also known as Maketū Wharetotara or Waretotara) (c. 1824 – 7 March 1842) was the first person executed in New Zealand under British rule. Maketū was also the first New Zealand Māori to be tried and punished based on Br ...

(c.1824–1842), the first person executed in New Zealand under British rule *

Wiremu Kingi Moki Te Matakatea Wiremu is a masculine given name, the Māori form of William. Notable people with the name include: People with given name Wiremu * Aaron Wiremu Cruden (born 1989), New Zealand rugby union player * Wiremu Doherty, New Zealand Māori educationalis ...

(?–1893), New Zealand tribal warrior and leader *

Wiremu Maihi Te Rangikaheke Wiremu Maihi Te Rangikaheke (?–1896) was a notable New Zealand tribal leader, scholar and public servant. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngati Rangiwewehi iwi. He was born in Puhirua or Te Awahou in New Zealand New Zeal ...

(?–1896), New Zealand tribal leader and scholar *

Hamiora Wiremu Maioha Hamiora Wiremu Maioha, OBE (21 September 1888 – 30 January 1963) was a New Zealand interpreter, farmer and community leader. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngāpuhi iwi. He was born in Waimamaku, Northland, New Zealand, on 21 S ...

(1888–1963), New Zealand interpreter and community leader *

Wiremu Neera Te Awaitaia Wiremu Neera Te Awaitaia (c.1796 – 27 April 1866) was a Māori chief in New Zealand during first contact with European traders, the 1820s Musket Wars up to the 1860s New Zealand Wars. Born in or around 1796 into the Waikato Tribe of Ngāti ...

(c.1796–1866), New Zealand Māori chief *

Wiremu Panapa Wiremu Netana Panapa (1898–1970) was a New Zealand Anglican Suffragan Bishop in the second half of the 20th century. He was born on 7 June 1898, educated at St John's College, Auckland and ordained in 1921. After curacies in the Diocese of A ...

(1898–1970), New Zealand Anglican Suffragan Bishop *

Wiremu Parata Wiremu Te Kākākura Parata, also known as Wi Parata ( 1830s – 29 September 1906) was a New Zealand politician of Māori and Pākehā descent. During the 1870s he was a member of the House of Representatives and a Minister of the Crown. Earl ...

(c.1830s–1906), New Zealand politician * Wiremu Paratene (1909–2001), New Zealand professional cyclist and politician *

Wiremu Patara Te Tuhi Wiremu is a masculine given name, the Māori form of William. Notable people with the name include: People with given name Wiremu * Aaron Wiremu Cruden (born 1989), New Zealand rugby union player * Wiremu Doherty, New Zealand Māori educationali ...

(?–1910), New Zealand tribal leader, newspaper editor, warrior and secretary to the Māori King *

Wiremu Pere Wiremu "Wi" Pere (7 March 1837 – 9 December 1915), was a Māori Member of Parliament in New Zealand. He represented Eastern Māori in the House of Representatives from 1884 to 1887, and again from 1893 to 1905. Pere's strong criticism of t ...

(1837–1915), New Zealand Member of Parliament * Sir Māui Wiremu Pita Naera Pōmare (1875/76–1930), New Zealand doctor and politician *

Wiremu Piti Pomare Wiremu Piti Pomare (? – 29 January 1851) was a New Zealand Māori leader. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngati Mutunga iwi Iwi () are the largest social units in New Zealand Māori society. In Māori roughly means "people" or ...

(?–1851), New Zealand Māori leader *

Tahupōtiki Wiremu Rātana Tahupōtiki Wiremu Rātana (25 January 1873? – 18 September 1939) was the founder of the Rātana religion in the early 20th century in New Zealand. He rose to prominence as a faith healer. Beginnings Rātana was of the Ngati Apa and Ngā Wa ...

(1873–1939), founder of the

Rātana The Rātana movement ( mi, Te Haahi Rātana) is a church and pan-'' iwi'' political movement founded by Tahupōtiki Wiremu Rātana in early 20th-century New Zealand. The Rātana Church has its headquarters at the settlement of Rātana Pā near ...

religion * Winston Wiremu Reid (born 1988), New Zealand professional footballer * Wiremu Rikihana (1851–1933), New Zealand tribal leader and politician * Sir Mark Wiremu Solomon (born c.1954), Māori tribal leader * Wiremu Tako Ngātata (1815–1887), New Zealand politician and

leader * Wiremu Tamihana (~1805–1866), leader of the Ngāti Hauā iwi * Henare Wiremu Taratoa (c.1830–1864), New Zealand tribal missionary, teacher and war leader *

Wiremu Te Awhitu Wiremu is a masculine given name, the Māori form of William. Notable people with the name include: People with given name Wiremu * Aaron Wiremu Cruden (born 1989), New Zealand rugby union player * Wiremu Doherty, New Zealand Māori educationali ...

(1914–1994), the first Māori to be ordained a Roman Catholic priest * Wiremu Te Kahui Kararehe (1846–1904), New Zealand tribal leader and historian *

Wiremu Te Koti Te Rato Wiremu Te Koti Te Rato (1820–1895) was a notable New Zealand Wesleyan minister. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngati Kahungunu iwi. He was born in the Wairarapa, New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island coun ...

(1820–1895), New Zealand

Wesleyan Wesleyan theology, otherwise known as Wesleyan– Arminian theology, or Methodist theology, is a theological tradition in Protestant Christianity based upon the ministry of the 18th-century evangelical reformer brothers John Wesley and Charle ...

minister * Wiremu Te Ranga Poutapu (1905–1975), New Zealand master carver and carpenter *

Wiremu Te Tau Huata Wiremu is a masculine given name, the Māori form of William. Notable people with the name include: People with given name Wiremu * Aaron Wiremu Cruden (born 1989), New Zealand rugby union player * Wiremu Doherty, New Zealand Māori educationali ...

(1917–1991), New Zealand Anglican priest and military chaplain *

Wiremu Te Wheoro Wiremu Te Morehu Maipapa Te Wheoro (1826–1895), also known as Major Te Wheoro and later as Wiremu Te Morehu or William Morris, was a 19th-century Māori member of the House of Representatives. Te Wheoro was born in the Waikato. His father was ...

(1826–1895), member of the

New Zealand House of Representatives The House of Representatives is the sole chamber of the New Zealand Parliament. The House passes laws, provides ministers to form Cabinet, and supervises the work of government. It is also responsible for adopting the state's budgets and ap ...

* Wiremu Teihoka Parata (c.1879–1949), New Zealand rugby union administrator * Hore Wiremu Waaka (c.1938–2014), New Zealand musical entertainer * Wiremu Whareaitu (1912−1973), New Zealand swimmer

Fictional characters named Wiremu

* Wiremu Johnson, a character in the New Zealand radio soap opera '' You Me Now'' * Wiremu Potae, a character in the New Zealand soap opera '' Shortland Street''

People with given name Wiremu

Fictional characters named Wiremu

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