Wiremu Portrait

Te Rangikāheke (died 1896), also known by his baptismal name as Wiremu Maihi (anglicised as William Marsh) or Wī Maihi, was a notable New Zealand Māori tribal leader, scholar and public servant. He identified with the Ngati Rangiwewehi iwi. He was born in Puhirua or Te Awahou in New Zealand.[1]

Te Rangikāheke worked closely with George Grey, then the Governor-General of New Zealand, to encourage the government of the day to look after Māori as much as New Zealanders of European descent (Pākehā) and to help the governor learn Māori customs and language. He was partially responsible for the collection of mythology published as Polynesian Mythology, and wrote some 21 manuscripts as sole author, and contributed to 17 more. Most of his writings are collected by the Auckland Public Library, as part of the Grey Collection.

References

  1. ↑ Curnow, Jenifer. "Wiremu Maihi Te Rangikaheke". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.


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