Ihaka Whaanga

Ihaka Whaanga (died 14 December 1875) was a notable New Zealand rangatira, assessor and military leader of northern Hawke's Bay. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngati Rakaipaaka iwi, connected to Ngāti Kahungunu. Hirini Whaanga Christy was a great grandson. Whaanga died at Māhia on 14 December 1875.[4]

Ihaka Whaanga
Posthumous sketch after a photograph, 1890
Bornc.1790s[1] or 4 July 1808[2][3]
Hawkes Bay, Aotearoa
Died18 December 1875 (age possibly 67)
Māhia, Hawkes Bay, Aotearoa

References
  1. "Whaanga, Īhaka".
  2. "FamilySearch.org". ancestors.familysearch.org.
  3. "Ihaka Whaanga". Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  4. Ballara, Angela. "Ihaka Whaanga". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.


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