Te Puea Herangi
Back in 1883 when te puea was born her mother was the daughter of the second maori king. Te puea father was the son of an english.
Te Puea Herangi work
After the 1860s Land wars,the Maori King had forbidden Waikato to take up arms again. In World war 1 (1914-18)
Government arrested Tainui men for not joining up to fight
In the war and took them to a training camp at Auckland.
Te puea went to support them. She sat outside
Where the men could see her.In 1920 waikato leaders were able to buy
Some confiscated land on the bank of the waikato River .
They had to drain and fill swamp - land and raise money for
Buildings. They also had to cope with pakeha who tried to
Have them removed. Atfer Turangawaewae.
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