Rewi maniapoto biography of donald

  • Rewi Maniapoto was born in Waikato early in the nineteenth century.
  • Rewi Maniapoto was born in Waikato early in the nineteenth century.
  • Rewi Maniapoto was born about 1815 and was the son of Te Ngohi, a high-born chief of Ngati Maniapoto, and Pareteka.

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    Monga Rewi, Maniapoto Tribe, Waikato

    Overview

    This essay originally appeared in New Zealand Art at Te Papa (Te Papa Press, 2018).

    ‘Ka whawhai tonu ahau ki a koe, ake, ake!’ (‘I shall fight you forever, and ever, and ever!’) These are the famous words attributed to Rewi Maniapoto, when called to surrender at the siege of Ōrākau in 1863 — a key episode in the New Zealand Wars in which a decisive British victory was denied. In the course of hostilities, Māori and British alike developed immense respect for Rewi’s strategic prowess. He did not seek conflict; indeed, Rewi believed in honouring the Treaty of Waitangi, upholding a relationship of equality and resisting successive colonial governments’ attempts to undermine Māori authority. History has endorsed Rewi, and even contemporary newspaper accounts of this photograph — taken when he was probably in his seventies — are deeply respectful: ‘Every line of the features is brought out with admirable distinctness … The keen, fiery, deep-set eyes, gleam out from under a brow denoting a strong, determined and thoughtful mind.’1

    The photograph was made in 1879 in the Auckland studio of Elizabeth Pulman, who herself showed resourcefulness, even courage, in taking over its running after the premature death of her husband, George, th

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    REWI MANIAPOTO.

    Rewt Maniapoto, or Manga, as he is now usually called by the natives, is a ohief illustrious by his descent, by his intellectual and moral qualities, and by his skill and courage as a warrior. Every generous man esteems •brave enemy, so that we can all unite en this score in welcoming Rewi; and, besides, he has this claim upon us, that it is through him the peace has been kept in the country, and through him that we hope to be able to make permanent arrangements for the benefit of both peoples respecting the' immense territory from which colonisation has been excluded. Rewi's father waa called Te Ngohi, who was a son o£ Tβ Akanui, an elder brother of Tukoreha. Te Ngohi wae one of the head chiefs of Ngatiraukawa, but he married one of the principal women of Ngatimaniapoto, and lived with hie wife'a people, even fighting against Ngatiraukawa in tribal feuds. Te Ngohi's usual place of residence was on the Upper Waipa, and in all probability, Rewi was born there. He is well descended from both parents, a matter of great importance for a Maori. Hohgi'e invasion of Waikato took place in 1522, but Ngatimaniapoto did not suffer mnch, most of them having gone inland to Taupo. Rewi was then very young. Hongi slaughtered the residents of the Auckland Isthmus 'at Mokoia a

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    Maniapoto, Rewi Manga, 1820s?-1894

    Date:15 Apr 1885

    From:Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection interpret albums, prints and negatives

    By:Beere, Daniel Manders, 1833-1909

    Reference:APG-1180-1/2-F

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