Mr Tonga Awhikau Mr Tonga Awhikau died last July at Lowgarth, South Taranaki, at the age of 102. A highly respected elder, Mr Awhikau is remembered for the energetic efforts he made to help his people and to further harmony between Maori and Pakeha. Mr Awhikau, who was a chairman of the West Coast Lands Committee, was born in 1863 at the time of the war with Titokowaru. He remembered the command to fire by Major Von Tempsky which started the famous battle of Te Ngutu-o-te-Manu. He is survived by a son, Tui, and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
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Te Ao Hou, September 1965, Page 64
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