Ropata Wahawaha Military person

Ropata Wahawaha (c. 1820 - 1 July 1897) was a Ngāti Porou war chief who rose to prominence during New Zealand's East Cape War and to senior command during Te Kooti's War.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)Wahawaha Rapata (childhood name)
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1820
Birth place
Akuaku , Te Puia Springs
Date of deathJuly 01, 1897
Place of death
Gisborne New Zealand

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Military person

allegianceNgāti Porou Kūpapa (British Empire)
award
New Zealand Cross (1869)
relation
service start1865

Topical connections

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Ropata Wahawaha on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/1966/ropata-wahawaha-major/1
  2. http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/biographies/1w1/1
  3. http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/people/rapata-wahawaha