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Ihaia Tainui

Ihaia Tainui

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Ihaia Tainui (died 19 October 1885) was a Māori member of the New Zealand parliament.

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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]

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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]

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    "Obituary". The Press. 14 May 1898. p. 10. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  2. [2]
    Mason, Maika. "Tuhuru Kokare". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
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    Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
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    "Suicide of the Maori chief Tainui". West Coast Times. 20 October 1885. p. 2. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
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    "Late suicide of a Maori chief". Taranaki Herald. 23 October 1885. p. 2. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
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