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Ihaia Tainui
Ihaia Tainui (died 19 October 1885) was a Māori member of the New Zealand parliament.
Ihaia Tainui | |
|---|---|
Ihaia Tainui stranded at the Bealey River, c.1880 | |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Southern Maori | |
| In office 1879–1881 | |
| Preceded by | Hōri Kerei Taiaroa |
| Succeeded by | Hōri Kerei Taiaroa |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 19 October 1885 Arahura Pā, Westland, New Zealand |
| Relations | Tuhuru Kokare (grandfather) |
He was the son of Wereta Tainui and grandson of Tuhuru Kokare, both chiefs of the Ngāi Tahu hapū (sub-tribe) Ngāti Waewae.[1][2]
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1879 | 6th | Southern Maori | Independent | ||
| 1879–1881 | 7th | Southern Maori | Independent | ||
He represented the electorate of Southern Maori from 1879 (after Hōri Kerei Taiaroa was disqualified) to 1881, when he resigned and Hori Taiaroa resumed the electorate.[3]
Tainui committed suicide by hanging on 19 October 1885 in the whare rūnanga at Arahura Pā, north of Hokitika.[4][5]
References
- ^ "Obituary". The Press. 14 May 1898. p. 10. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ^ Mason, Maika. "Tuhuru Kokare". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ^ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
- ^ "Suicide of the Maori chief Tainui". West Coast Times. 20 October 1885. p. 2. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ^ "Late suicide of a Maori chief". Taranaki Herald. 23 October 1885. p. 2. Retrieved 7 February 2015.