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WERIHE TE TURIRI The death occurred at his home at Waihi. Tokaanu, of Werihe Te Turiri, a leading chief of the Ngati Tuwharetoa. The deceased was looked upon as a leader of importance and a great stimulator of intertribal unity. For many years he was chairman of the Tuwharetoa Maori Trust Board. His father, Turiri Te Tomo, was a brother of the late Taite Te Tomo, M.P. Werihe Te Turiri was a grandson of Te Heuheu Patatai, also know as Horonuku, paramount chief of Ngati Tuwharetoa and donor to the people of New Zealand of the three mountains Tongariro, Ngauruhoe, and Ruapehu, comprising some 6,000 acres.

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Te Ao Hou, Winter 1954, Page 3

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WERIHE TE TURIRI Te Ao Hou, Winter 1954, Page 3

WERIHE TE TURIRI Te Ao Hou, Winter 1954, Page 3