Potatau Te Wherowhero
–1860
(Person)
Waikato leader, warrior, Maori King.
Genealogy
Children: Tukaroto Matutaera Potatau Te Wherowhero Tawhiao
Mentioned in
- Aureretanga: Groans of the Maoris
- Earliest New Zealand
- England and the Maori Wars
- Hero Stories of New Zealand
- Historic Poverty Bay and the East Coast, N.I., N.Z.
- History of New Zealand
- History of New Zealand. Vol. II.
- Island Stories
- Kōtare 2008, Special Issue — Essays in New Zealand Literary Biography Series Two: ‘Early Male Prose Writers’
- New Zealand and the War.
- Sir Donald Maclean
- Some Chapters in the Life and Times of Te Rauparaha
- Te Ika a Maui, or New Zealand and its Inhabitants
- The Ancient History of the Maori, His Mythology and Traditions. Nga-Puhi [Vol. XI]
- The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Auckland Provincial District]
- The Early Journals of Henry Williams
- The Life and Times of Patuone
- The Long White Cloud
- The Maori: Yesterday and To-day
- The Maori King
- The Maori King Movement in New Zealand
- The Maoris in the Great War
- The Maori Situation
- The New Zealand Wars: A History of the Maori Campaigns and the Pioneering Period: Volume I (1845–64)
- The New Zealand Wars: A History of the Maori Campaigns and the Pioneering Period: Volume II: The Hauhau Wars, (1864–72)
- The Old Whaling Days
Image Gallery
.jpg "Po-tatau-wherowhero")
.jpg "Te Werowero, Or Potatau")
.jpg "The Maori King's Flag")
External Links
Searching
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Other Collections
The following collections may have holdings relevant to "Potatau Te Wherowhero":
- Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, which has entries for many prominent New Zealanders.
- Archives New Zealand, which has collections of maps, plans and posters; immigration passenger lists; and probate records.
- National Library of New Zealand, which has extensive collections of published material.
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, which has extensive holdings on the Auckland region and New Zealand military history.
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, which has strong holdings in Tāonga Māori, biological holotypes and New Zealand art.
- nzhistory.net.nz, from the History Group of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
