Hōne Taare Tīkao

Hōne Taare Tīkao (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 on Banks Peninsula, 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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