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Henare Tomoana

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BirthdayNov 30 -0001
DeathdayJan 01 1970
BirplaceHeretaunga Plains,
CountryNew Zealand
Age1970 years old

Biography:

Henare Tomoana was a Māori rangatira from the Hawke's Bay area in the North Island New Zealand of Ngāti Kahungunu and Ngati Te Whatu-i-Apiti tribal lineage. He was renowned as a military leader in the New Zealand War against Te Kooti and as a newspaper publisher. Later he was one of the first Māori politicians holding the electorate of Eastern Maori for five years from 1879 to 1884 when he was defeated; he was the third person to hold the electorate.

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