In his recruitment waiata, 'Te ope tuatahi', Ngata made it clear that the replacement recruits that he and his colleagues had raised all came from the East Coast tribes of Mahaki, Hauiti, Ngati Porou, Te Arawa and Kahungunu.
The Waikato-Tainui people and the Crown signed a Deed of Settlement in 1995. It included a formal apology for Crown actions in the wars of the 1860s that had brought devastation to the iwi.
Waikato–Tainui was the first iwi to reach an historical settlement with the Crown for past injustices that went back to the 1860s. The Deed of Settlement included cash and land valued at $170 million.
Biography of Te Puea Hērangi, granddaughter of the second Māori King. Te Puea was a prominent advocate for Tainui in the first half of the twentieth century.
In the 1850s, a movement was set up to appoint a Māori king who would unite the tribes, protect land from further sales and make laws for Māori to follow. Te Wherowhero became the first Māori king in 1858.
Tawhiao's father Potatau was the first Maori King, and on his death in 1860
Tawhiao inherited the kingship and the spiritual leadership of his
people. He was king for the next 34 years, including the
most turbulent period in New Zealand's race relations history.
Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu reigned for over 40 years as Maori Queen. She succeeded her father, Koroki, on 23 May 1966 and died on 15 August 2006.
Tukaroto Matutaera Potatau Te Wherowhero Tawhiao, about 1880 Tawhiao, of the Tainui hapu (sub-tribe) Ngati Mahuta, was born at the end of the Musket Wars between Tainui and Nga Puhi. He was a Christian, was well versed in the ancient rites of the Tainui tribe, and he had the status of a prophet.
Wiremu Tamihana Tarapipipi Te Waharoa was born around 1805, and was of Ngati Haua of the Tainui confederation. As a young man he took part in several war expeditions.
