Iraia Te Ama-o-te-rangi Te Whaiti (1861 – 15 November 1918) was a notable New Zealand tribal leader, farmer and historian. Of MÃÂori descent, he identified with the NgÃÂti Kahungunu iwi. He was born in the Wairarapa, New Zealand in 1861. Teoti Kerei Te Hioirangi Te WhÃÂiti was a son of his.