Īhāia Puketapu, 1887-1971 (Te Āti Awa)

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Ko Īhāia Puketapu te kaikōrero tuatahi mā te mana whenua hei wāhi i ngā kōrero. Waiata tautoko: “Rere ana e te iwi i te mura o te ahi.”

Ko Puketapu tētahi rangatira o Te Āti Awa. I a ia e taitamariki ana, ka tukuna ia ki Taranaki ki reira noho ai, ako ai, mō te tūpono ka noho tangata whenua ngā mātāpono o Taranaki ki roto i a ia, ki raro i te maru o ngā kaumātua, pēnei i a Te Whiti o Rongomai.

Whakaahua: Members from Ngāti Awa/Taranaki iwi support the whaikōrero from Īhāia Puketapu. Framegrab from "Weekly Review 232: Maori Battalion Returns", NFU, 1946 (F726 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision)