Tamati waka nene biography of albert einstein

Māori chief (s–)

Tāmati Wāka Nene (s – 4 August ) was a Māorirangatira (chief) of the Ngāpuhiiwi (tribe) who fought as an ally of the British in the Flagstaff War of –

Early life

Tāmati Wāka Nene was born to chiefly rank in the Ngāpuhiiwi (tribe) of the Bay of Islands and Hokianga regions of the North Island of New Zealand.

Tamati waka nene biography of albert einstein

His father was Tapua, a rangatira (chief) of the hapu (subtribe) Ngāti Hao in the Hokianga. The date of his birth was around the s and his elder brother was Eruera Maihi Patuone. He was related to the warrior Hongi Hika and could trace his ancestry back to Rāhiri, the founder of the Ngāpuhi.^[1]

Nene rose to be one of the war leaders of the Ngāpuhi.

It is likely that one of his earliest battles was in about , against the Ngare Raumati. Nene took an active part in the Musket Wars of to , leading his warriors on a rampage the whole length of the North Island, killing and plundering as he went until he reached Cook Strait.