Hirawanu Tapu

Hirawanu Tapu (c. 1824–1900) was a notable New Zealand Moriori leader. He was born in Te Awapatiki, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.[1] He was a major source for Alexander Shand's works on Moriori history, traditions, chants and vocabulary, and about 90 percent of all extant knowledge of his people's culture and language passed through his hands.[2]

  1. ^ King, Michael. "Hirawanu Tapu". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. ^ Shand, Alexander (December 1894). "The Moriori people of the Chatham Islands: their traditions and history". Journal of the Polynesian Society. 3 (4): 187–198. Retrieved 18 January 2014.[permanent dead link‍]