Mrs N. H. Wereta A woman thought to have been 112 years old has died in Wanganui. She was Ngaone Harihona Wereta, a paramount chieftainess of the Poutama-Ngati tribe. It has been established that Mrs Wereta was a girl of seven or eight years when the battle of Moutoa
took place in 1864. Mrs Wereta, wife of the late Mr Renata Tekapango, was also present at a number of other battles in her younger years. Mrs Wereta was at Parikino in 1893 when peace negotiations were conducted between Major Kemp and Te Kooti. She took a prominent part in the welfare of the people in the Wanganui River districts and her commanding personality was such that all had the greatest respect for her. Mrs Wereta had no direct issue, but her direct relations are estimated to be in the vicinity of 1,000. She was buried at Matahiwi, on the Wanganui River.
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Te Ao Hou, June 1963, Page 63
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