Te Teira Manuka | |
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 Te Teira Manuka photographed in the 1860s | |
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| Born | c. 1812 Waitara, Taranaki Whenua |
| Died | 16 September 1882 (aged 70) New Plymouth, Taranaki County, New Zealand |
Te Teira Manuka (c. 1812 – 16 September 1882), also known as Pokikake Te Teira, was a Taranaki Māori nobleman. A lesser rangatira of Te Āti Awa, he was the leader of its Puke-Kowhatu hapū. However, he is best remembered for his fraudulent sale of the Waitara block to the Crown as negotiated by Governor Thomas Gore Browne, in violation of customary title and Te Āti Awa tikanga.[1][2][3] The unauthorised sale led to a crisis in the entire region, and subsequently caused the First Taranaki War.
- ^ "The Taranaki Report: Kaupapa Tuatahi by the Waitangi Tribunal, chapter 3" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 27 September 2007.
- ^ Hazel Petrie, Outcasts from the Gods, the Struggle over Slavery in Maori Society, chapter 9. Auckland University Press, Auckland 2015. ISBN 1775587851
- ^ Ihaia Te Kirikumara, Teara the Encyclopedia of New Zealand