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Wetere Te Rerenga
Hone Wetere Te Rerenga (? – 9 March 1889) was a notable New Zealand Māori tribal leader. He identified with the Ngāti Maniapoto iwi. He was born in Maniaroa or Rangitoto, in the King Country, New Zealand.[1]
He unsuccessfully contested the Western Maori electorate in the 1884 election. Of eight candidates, he came fourth with 9.99% of the vote.[2]
References
- ^ "Hone Wetere Te Rerenga". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ "The Western Maori Election". Waikato Times. Vol. XXIII, no. 1885. 5 August 1884. p. 3. Retrieved 15 March 2014.