Events In History
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26 August 1894Death of second Māori KingAs the second Māori King, Tāwhiao had led his people through the traumatic period of the wars of the 1860s. He was succeeded by his son Mahuta. Read more...
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Māori King movement - 1860-94
King Tāwhiao's reign was dominated by the Waikato War and its fallout.
- Page 7 - The death of TāwhiaoTāwhiao died on 26 August 1894. He was buried at Taupiri after a tangihanga in September that was attended by thousands.
