Te Kani-a-Takirau
| Te Kani-a-Takirau | |
|---|---|
| Born |
c. 1790 East Coast, New Zealand |
| Died | 1856 (aged approx. 66) Tolaga Bay, New Zealand |
| Cause of death | Lingering illness, alcoholism |
| Resting place |
Whangara or Whangara Island (disputed) 38°34′7″S 178°13′48″E / 38.56861°S 178.23000°E or 38°34′23″S 178°14′10″E / 38.57306°S 178.23611°E (approximate locations) |
| Residence | East Coast, New Zealand |
| Occupation | Rangatira (chief) |
| Organization | Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti of Ngāti Porou |
| Spouse(s) | At least three wives |
Te Kani-a-Takirau (c. 1790s – c. 1856) was a notable New Zealand tribal leader. Of Māori descent, he identified with Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti of the Ngati Porou iwi. He was born in on the East Coast of New Zealand. He is well known for having refused to sign the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840.
NB: This section is derived from text in Mackay, Joseph Angus (1949). Historic Poverty Bay and the East Coast, N.I., N.Z, available here at the The New Zealand Electronic Text Centre.
Te Kani-a-Takirau was born at the close of the eighteenth century. He was descended from Konohi, who lived at Whangara, and whose principal wife was Hinekino. Their eldest son, Marakauiti, (not to be confused with the Māori youth of the same name who was one of the guests on the HMS Endeavour in Poverty Bay) had two wives, and his brother, Te Rewai, was the husband of three women. With Puhinga, his principal wife, Marakauiti fathered Tane Tokorangi. When Tane reached manhood, Konohi had a quarrel with Rerekohu, another East Coast chief. As a peace offering Rerekohu handed over to Konohi two women of high rank, one being Ngunguru, who was given to Tane to be his wife.
It was as a result of this union that Hinematioro, the great “Queen of the East Coast,” was born. She chose Te Hoa-a-Tiki as her husband, a grandson of Te Rewai, her great uncle. Their daughter, Ngarangi-Kahiwa, married Te Rongo Pumamao, who was a great grandson of the second wife of Marakauiti, one of her own great grandfathers. Te Kani was the offspring of this marriage, and he was, therefore, the child of a union between a great grandson and a great granddaughter of Marakauiti, but who were descended from different wives. Although Te Kani had at least three wives he had no children.
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