Hōne Taare Tīkao

Hōne Taare TÄ«kao (1850 – 11 June 1927) was a New Zealand tribal leader, scholar and politician. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngāi Tahu iwi. He was born at Akaroa, New Zealand in about 1850.

He stood as a candidate for several elections in the Southern Maori electorate. One of his children was the master weaver Raukura Erana Gillies.

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