A famous Ngāti Maniapoto warrior, leader and supporter of the King Movement who's exploits in the Waikato War have been immortalised in book and film.
Ngati Maniapoto
Biographies
As chairman of the Kāwhia committee, John Ormsby worked on behalf of Ngāti Maniapoto in negotiations with the Native Land Court.
Ngāti Maniapoto leader, Wahanui Huatare, was a notable tohunga (Māori spiritual expert) and an influential chief.
Main image: Rewi Maniapoto in 1879
Photograph of Rewi Manga Maniapoto taken by Elizabeth Pulman in June 1879.
