Mr Iki Pouwhare

Te Ao Hou, June 1963, Page 63

Mr Iki Pouwhare Mr Iki Pouwhare, a leading authority on Tuhoe history and traditions, died in Whakatane last April, aged 82. Mr Pouwhare was the paramount chief of the Tuhoe people and lived at Waiohau. His early life was spent at Ruatoki but in the 1920s he moved to Waiohau where he became a foreman for the Maori Affairs Department. He later farmed on his own account. Mr Pouwhare was a member of the Tuhoe Trust Board, member of the Tuhoe Maori Land Advisory Committee, chairman of the Southern Tuhoe Tribal Executive, a former chairman of the local school committee and an original member of the Waiohau Tribal Committee. Keenly interested in all sports, Mr Pouwhare was patron of many sporting organisations. He held high office in the Ringatu Church. Mr Pouwhare was buried at Waiohau. He leaves nine children and numerous grandchildren.