Tamati Waka Nene
Tamatl Waka Nene, the famous Ngapuhi, Chieftain, and friendly 'the! British. He’raised a . force to punish Heke and his fighting general Kawiti, and ’exn _gaged them until they wereeom"received a Government pension of £IOO a year ; and Sir George . Grey was commissioned by Queen •Victoria -to present him with a beautiful silver chased cup in recognition of his services. Before his death in 1871 -Waka Nene presented, this historic heirloom to. his . old friend,. Mr John Webster, of Opononi.—Cyclopaedia of New Zealand.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NA19340205.2.17
Bibliographic details
Northern Advocate, 5 February 1934, Page 6
Word Count
85Tamati Waka Nene Northern Advocate, 5 February 1934, Page 6
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the Northern Advocate. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in