Ihaia Tainui
| Ihaia Tainui | |
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Ihaia Tainui stranded at the Bealey River, c.1880
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| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Southern Maori |
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In office 1879–1881 |
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| Preceded by | Hori Kerei Taiaroa |
| Succeeded by | Hori Kerei Taiaroa |
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| Died | 19 October 1885 Arahura Pā, Westland, New Zealand |
| Relations | Tuhuru Kokare (grandfather) |
Ihaia Tainui (died 19 October 1885) was a Māori member of the New Zealand parliament.
He was the son of Wereta Tainui and grandson of Tuhuru Kokare, both chiefs of the Ngāi Tahu hapū (sub-tribe) Ngāti Waewae.
He represented the electorate of Southern Maori from 1879 (after Hori Kerei Taiaroa was disqualified) to 1881, when he resigned and Hori Taiaroa resumed the electorate.
Tainui committed suicide by hanging on 19 October 1885 in the whare rūnanga at Arahura Pā, north of Hokitika.
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