Tenetahi, Rahui Te Kiri (d. 1913)
Tenetahi, Rahui Te Kiri (d. 1913)
New Zealand tribal leader. Name variations: Rahui Te Kiri. Born Rahui Te Kiri, prior to 1840s, in Pakiri, on east coast of Northland; died 1913; dau. of Te Kiri (tribal chief) and Pepei; m. Te Rua (Roa), died late 1850s; m. Te Heru Tenetahi; children: 10.
Settled on Little Barrier Island with 2nd husband, where they served as joint chiefs (late 1860s); using boat built for them, began trading with mainland; successfully petitioned courts for rights to island (1886); eventually lost island to the Crown; removed from island, remained uncompensated for their possessions.
See also Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (Vol. 2).
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