Major Ropata Wahawaha
c. 1820–1 July, 1897
(Person)
Ngati Porou leader, soldier, farmer, politician, assessor.
Works by this Author in Our Collection
- [Printed letter, 3 March 1876, about the Eastern Māori election outcome]
- [Summary of the 1889 parliamentary session]
Mentioned in
- A Sketch of the New Zealand War
- Aureretanga: Groans of the Maoris
- Historic Poverty Bay and the East Coast, N.I., N.Z.
- List of Illustrations
- I. General
- [section]
- Ropata's Version of Traditions
- Siege of Toka-a-Kuku
- [section]
- “Mr. and Mrs. Rabbit-Nose”
- [section]
- Grave Crimes
- How Te Kooti Gained a Pardon
- Expedition to Opotiki
- Biographical
- How Grave Menace of Scab Was Tackled
- Legislative Council
- [section]
- Natives Build Important Road Outlets
- Te Kani-A-Takirau: A Great East Coast Chief — Descended From a Famous Couple
- History of New Zealand. Vol. II.
- History of New Zealand. Vol. III.
- Legends of the Maori
- Maori Wars of the Nineteenth Century:
- Nga Korero Paramete: 1891-1895
- Nga Korero Paremete: 1896-1899
- Paremata Maori o Niu Tireni. Nohanga Tuatahi. I tu ki Te Waipatu, Hune 14, 1892.
- Reports of the Native Affairs Committee, 1888.
- Reports of the Native Affairs Committee, 1898.
- Ripoata mo te Pire whakanohonoho ki te Tangata Whakahaere hoki i nga Whenua Maori, 1898
- Sir Donald Maclean
- Soldiering in New Zealand, Being Reminiscences of a Veteran
- Takitimu
- The Ancient History of the Maori, His Mythology and Traditions: Tai-Nui. [Vol. IV]
- The Life and Work of Richard John Seddon
- The Maoris in the Great War
- The Maori - Volume II
- The New Zealand Wars: A History of the Maori Campaigns and the Pioneering Period: Volume II: The Hauhau Wars, (1864–72)
- [contents]
- [list of illustrations]
- Chapter 11: EAST COAST OPERATIONS
- Chapter 12: THE SIEGE OF WAERENGA-A-HIKA
- Chapter 13: THE FIRST WAIROA CAMPAIGN
- Chapter 35: DEFEAT OF TE KOOTI
- Chapter 37: EXPEDITIONS TO UREWERA COUNTRY
- Chapter 39: NGATI-POROU'S SEARCH FOR TE KOOTI
- [section]
- Index
- (Chapter 32): WHITMORE'S EXPEDITION TO THE UREWERA COUNTRY
- The Story of a Maori Chief
- Through Ninety Years
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Other Collections
The following collections may have holdings relevant to "Major Ropata Wahawaha":
- 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.
