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New Zealand politician (died 1905)
H?ri Kerei Taiaroa
(born 1830s or early 1840s ? 4 August 1905), also known as
Huriwhenua
, was a
M?ori
member of the
New Zealand parliament
and the paramount chief of the southern
iwi
of
Ng?i Tahu
. The son of Ng?i Tahu leader
Te M?tenga Taiaroa
and Mawera Taiaroa, he was born at
?t?kou
on the
Otago Peninsula
in the 1830s or early 1840s.
[1]
He represented the
Southern Maori
electorate from
1871
to February 1879, when he appointed to the
Legislative Council
.
[2]
He was disqualified from the Legislative Council in August 1880 over a technicality, which caused bitterness and resentment among M?ori.
When appointed by Sir
George Grey
Taiaroa held (and continued to hold) a salaried (government) office, hence was not eligible to sit in the council, despite having attended three sessions.
[3]
He was drawing a salary as a Native Assessor
[4]
and it was suggested that a Validation Act would have been passed for a European member in that situation.
[5]
In 1881
Ihaia Tainui
who had held the electorate since 1879 resigned so that Taiaroa could resume the electorate.
[1]
Taiaroa then held the electorate from 1881 to 1885 when he was again appointed to the Legislative Council, where he served for 20 years until his death.
[1]
[2]
Taiaroa was active in pursuing Ng?i Tahu land claims in Parliament.
[1]
Taiaroa's son
John Taiaroa
played all for the
All Blacks
in their 1884 tour of
New South Wales
and went on to work as a lawyer in
Hastings
.
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