Hà Âne Riiwi Tà Âia (1858 â 9 August 1933) was a notable MÃÂori tribal leader, prophet, religious leader and protester of New Zealand. He identified with the NgÃÂpuhi iwi. He was born in Waimate North, Northland, in about 1858. His paternal grandfather was a Jewish trader named Levy (Riiwi) who visited the Hokianga.
TÃ Âia led the tax revolt sometimes called the Dog Tax War and was arrested in 1898 and imprisoned for 18 months.