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Tamati Wiremu Te Wera (1824-1903)
Hana Te Awhitu Te Wera (1831-1923)
Tamati and Hana were one of the last Māori living in Te Aro Pa. They both belonged to Ngati Haumia o Taranaki, and Hana also to Ngati Tairi. Both of them were very involved in helping their people establish and defend their rights to local land through the courts.
Tamati and Hana were married in 1890. They had no children, however Hana had adopted Elizabeth Young who had passed away in 1901. Tamati, Hana and Elizabeth are buried together in Karori Cemetery, as well as two other ladies Mary McMillan and Catherine Carey. As of yet we have not been able to find a connection between these two and the Te Wera Whanau.
The photo shows them sitting outside the house they built in Maori reserve land near where Nairn Street/Brooklyn Road is now.
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