Tupu Atanatiu Taingakawa Te Waharoa


Tupu Atanatiu Taingakawa Te Waharoa was a notable New Zealand tribal leader, kingmaker and king movement leader. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngāti Hauā iwi. He was born in Maungakawa or Te Tapiri, Waikato, New Zealand, in about 1844. He was the son of Wiremu Tamihana Tarapipipi.