Whakaawi

Whakaawi (Maori pronunciation: [ɸakaaːwi]) was a Māori woman of high birth in both the Ngāti Te Wehi tribe and Ngāti Mahuta tribe,[1] who was the senior wife of the chief Pōtatau Te Wherowhero, who died in 1860.[2] His other wives were Waiata, Raharaha and Ngāwaero.[2]

Whakaawi's son Tāwhiao

Whakaawi gave birth to Tāwhiao at Orongokoekoea Pā, about 1825. Tāwhiao later became the second Māori King in 1860. Whakaawi's parents, Manu-whaka-aweawe (grandson of Te Wehi of Ngāti Te Wehi) and Parekairoro of Ngāti Wairere, raised him. It is possible that she was also the mother of Te Paea Tīaho.[3]

King Mahuta was Whakaawi's grandson.[4]

References
  1. The King Country, Or, Explorations in New Zealand: A Narrative of 600 Miles of Travel by James Henry Kerry-Nicholls
  2. Oliver, Steven. "Te Wherowhero, Pōtatau". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  3. Ballara, Angela. "Te Paea Tīaho". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  4. Ballara, Angela. "Mahuta Tāwhiao Pōtatau Te Wherowhero". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
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