Wi Tako Ngātata
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Te Āti Awa leader, peacemaker, politician (1815–1887)
Wiremu Tako Ngātata (1815 – 8 November 1887) was a New Zealand Te Āti Awa leader, peacemaker and politician.[1]
Wi Tako's father signed the Treaty of Waitangi in April 1840. That decade, Wi Tako was also involved in the early settling of Wellington, making many deals with the New Zealand Company.[2]
He was appointed to the New Zealand Legislative Council on 11 October 1872; he was (with Mokena Kohere) one of the first two Māori to become a member. He served on the Legislative Council until his death on 8 November 1887.[3] [4] Later in his life Wi Tako converted to Roman Catholicism.
References
[edit ]- ^ Cairns, A. R. "Wiremu Tako Ngatata". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography . Ministry for Culture and Heritage . Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "Wi Tako". nzhistory.govt.nz. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer. p. 82.
- ^ Wilson, J.O. (1985) [1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Government Printer. p. 160.
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