Ngāti Maniapoto leader, Wahanui Huatare, was a notable tohunga (Māori spiritual expert) and an influential chief.
Wahanui Huatare
Personal details
Full Name:
Wahanui Huatare
Lifetime:
? – 5 Dec 1897
Biography
Events In History
15 April 1885
Politicians and Māori leaders ceremonially turned the ‘first sod’ of the central section of the main trunk line – a project that would take 23 years to complete.
Main image: Wahanui Huatare
Portrait of Wahanui Huatare seated on the verandah of his house in
Alexandra, 1885. He holds a staff in one hand. Taken by the Burton
Brothers.