Mr Titari Manotau Anihana

Te Ao Hou, June 1962, Page 63

Mr Titari Manotau Anihana The death occurred at Auckland on March 27 of Mr Titari Manotau Anihana, also known as Mr Rawene Anderson. He was in his 98th year. Mr Anihana was born at Maraeroa in the Hokianga district where he spent most of his life. He came of a chiefly Ngapuhi family being a descendant of Nukutawhiti. On the European side he was a grandson of Captain John Havelock Anderson who came to New Zealand in the early part of last century. Mr Anihana was a noted figure on the maraes of Northland, being a forceful speaker with the gift of humour and a deep knowledge of traditional lore. He is survived by his second wife, two sons and four daughters. They are Mr Takahi Anderson, Mrs Katana Tahere, and Mrs Winnie Smith, all of Auckland, Mrs Hilda Pehi, Whangarei, Mrs Sarah Mane, Utakura, and Mr Matthew Anderson, Te Ahuahu. There are 48 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.