Events In History
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23 September 1887Tongariro mountains gifted to CrownHoronuku (Te Heuheu Tūkino IV), the paramount chief of Ngāti Tūwharetoa, signed a deed presenting the mountain tops of Tongariro, Ngāuruhoe and Ruapehu to the Crown for the purpose of establishing a national park. Read more...
Biographies
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Te Heuheu Tūkino III, Iwikau
A paramount chief of Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Iwikau Te Heuheu was an ardent proponent of Māori nationalism, supporting the movement to set up a Māori king.
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Te Heuheu Tūkino IV, Horonuku
Horonuku Te Heuheu Tūkino IV succeeded his uncle, Iwikau, as paramount chief of Ngāti Tūwharetoa. He gifted the mountains of Tongariro, Ngāuruhoe and Ruapehu to the Crown in 1887 to be part of a national park.
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Te Heuheu Tūkino VI, Hoani
As chairman of the Ngāti Tuwharetoa Trust Board, Hoani Te Heuheu, advised Ngāti Tūwharetoa on taking stock of its resources, both land and people, and planning a future based on economic and social principles.
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Main image: Hoani Te Heuheu Tukino VI
Hoani Te Heuheu, chief of Ngati Tuwharetoa, photographed in the early 1930s by Lord Bledisloe.
