Eruera Tirikātene, 1895-1967 (Ngāi Tahu)

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Ka noho ko Eruera Tirikātene hei kanohi mō te rohe pōti o te tonga. I whānau mai a Tirikātene ki te pā o Rakiwhakaputa, e pātata ana ki Kaiapoi. I tipu ake ia i roto i ngā hītori me ngā whakapapa o Ngāi Tahu. Nā tōna tūpuna tāne a Aperahama Te Aika ia i whakaako. Kāti, ko Kaiapoi Native me te kura tuarua o Kaiapoi ōna whare mātauranga, me te aha, i tūkinotia ia e ōna kaiako, mō te reo te take. I riro i a ia te tūnga tāriana mō te ope tuarua i te pakanga o te ao (tuatahi), mō tana māia. Nāna ana hoa i pīkau i raro hoki i te pae o te riri. Ka mutu, nō te matenga iho o Tuiti Makitānara i te tau 1932, ka tohua a Tirikātene hei mema Māori mō Te Tai Tonga.

Whakaahua: Eruera Tirikātene. Framegrab from "Weekly Review 232: Maori Battalion Returns", NFU, 1946 (F726 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision)