Mere Kuru Te Kati
(Person)

A Diehard Chieftainess. — Mere Kuru, of Ngati-Tamatera tribe, Ohinemuri This vigorous and determined dame of the Upper Thames, a near relative of the celebrated warrior Taraia, for some years strongly opposed the opening of the Ohinemuri goldfields to the pakeha. She and her cousin Te Hira finally gave way in 1875. — [Portrait by G. Lindauer, 1875

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