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ﾄpihai Te Kawau
Apihai Te Kawau (died November 1869) was a paramount chief of the Ngﾄ》i Whﾄ》ua Mﾄ｛ri iwi (tribe) of Auckland (), New Zealand in the 19th century. Te Kawau's father was Tarahawaiki and his grandfather was Tﾅｫperiri, the principal leader of Te Taoﾅｫ ''hapﾅｫ'' (sub-tribe) of Ngﾄ》i Whﾄ》ua who overran the Tﾄ［aki isthmus in the 1740s, defeating the Wai-o-Hua. Te Kawau's mother was Mokorua, who was descended from the Wai-o-Hua. Te Kawau was born at Ihumﾄ》ao, near the Manukau Harbour. Te Kawau is thought to have fought against the Ngﾄ｝uhi iwi in the Ngﾄ》i Whﾄ》ua victory of Battle of Moremonui in 1807 or 1808. He then helped lead the 1,000 mile long Ngﾄ》i Whﾄ》ua and Ngﾄ》i Maniapoto cannibalistic war expedition known as (encircling the land) from 1821 to 1822. After a major defeat to Ngﾄ｝uhi at Te Ika-a-ranga-nui in 1825, Te Kawau and his people left the Tﾄ［aki isthmus (the future site of Auckland) for several years. On 20 March 1840 in the Manukau Harbour a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |