Wiremu Tako Ngātata (1815 – 8 November 1887) was a New Zealand Te Āti Awa leader, peacemaker and politician.[1]
Wi Tako's father signed the Treaty of Waitangi in April 1840. That decade, Wi Tako was also involved in the early settling of Wellington, making many deals with the New Zealand Company.[2]
He was appointed to the New Zealand Legislative Council on 11 October 1872; he was (with Mōkena Kōhere) one of the first two Māori to become a member.[3] He served on the Legislative Council until his death on 8 November 1887.[4][5] Later in his life Wi Tako converted to Roman Catholicism.
References
edit- ↑ Cairns, A. R. "Wiremu Tako Ngatata". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ↑ "Wi Tako". nzhistory.govt.nz. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ↑ Baker, Matiu; Cooper, Catherine Elizabeth; Fitzgerald, Michael; Rice, Rebecca (1 March 2024). Te Ata o Tū: The Shadow of Tūmatauenga: The New Zealand Wars Collections of Te Papa: The Shadow of Tūmatauenga, The New Zealand Wars Collections of Te Papa. Te Papa Press. pp. 64–65.
- ↑ Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer. p. 82.
- ↑ Wilson, J.O. (1985) [1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Government Printer. p. 160.
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