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Ihaka Hakuene

Ihaka Hakuene

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Ihaka Te Tai Hakuene (1836 – 6 April 1887) was a 19th-century New Zealand tribal leader, lay reader and a Māori member of the New Zealand parliament.

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Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngā Puhi iwi. He was born in Rawhiti, Northland, New Zealand.[1] He represented the Northern Maori electorate from 1884 to 1887, when he died.[2]

A report suggests that he was accidentally poisoned by a dish containing tinned beef when dining in Auckland.[3][4]

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  1. [1]
    Oliver, Steven. "Ihaka Te Tai Hakuene". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. [2]
    Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 202. OCLC 154283103.
  3. [3]
    "Accidental poisoning". Southland Times. 7 April 1887.
  4. [4]
    "Poisoned Meat". Auckland Star. 7 April 1887.


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