Piipi Raumati Cummins (c.1862 – 9 August 1952) was a

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 ...

tribal leader, kauri-gum dealer, storekeeper and land rights activist. She was born in Waihou, near Panguru in

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on c.1862. She identified with the

Te Roroa Te Roroa is a Māori iwi from the region between the Kaipara Harbour and the Hokianga Harbour in Northland, New Zealand. They are part of the Ngāti Whātua confederation of tribes. In the early 19th century Te Roroa fought a series of wars wi ...

iwi Iwi () are the largest social units in New Zealand Māori culture, Māori society. In Māori-language, Māori roughly means "people" or "nation", and is often translated as "tribe", or "a confederation of tribes". The word is both singular and ...

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1862 births 1952 deaths New Zealand Māori activists Te Roroa people People from the Northland Region New Zealand Māori traders {{Activist-stub