Hapakuku Moetara

Hapakuku Moetara (died 1902), also known as Tuohu Moetara, was a Māori chief of Ngāti Korokoro and Te Roroa based in Waimamaku[1] in the Hokianga region.

Life

Moetara was born to Rangatira Moetara and his wife, Te Hana.[2] He also had a sister called Hiria Tiopira and a brother called Wiremu Moetara.[3] He was a descendant of the prominent chief Papahia,[4] one of the signatories of the Treaty of Waitangi.[5]

Through his mother, he was connected to the senior line of Te Roroa, and claimed interests in the iwi's land. He and his relatives sold and leased land between 1840 and 1875.[3] He was one of the shareholders of the Hokianga Claim.[6]

As a chief, he was a leading promoter for the temperance movement in New Zealand.[7] He also served as a magistrate's court assessor and a member of the first Hokianga County Council.[8] Moetara served as a mediator during the Dog Tax War, however his joint attempt with fellow Hokianga chief Rei Te Tai to reason with Hōne Tōia and the Waimā Māori ultimately failed.[4]

He later married Mere Hira, who was the daughter of Te Hira Te Kawau and a granddaughter of Apihai Te Kawau. Moetara was the father of Mārama Russell[2], Rawiri Hapakuku Moetara,[9] and Tarawera Moetara.[3]

He died on 1 January 1902.[3]

References

  1. ^ "The "Waka Maori"". Hawke's Bay Times. No. 1530. Waka Maori. 2 December 1873. p. 35. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  2. ^ a b "Moetara, Hapakuku, active 1840-1893". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  3. ^ a b c d "Waitangi Tribunal Te Roroa Report" (PDF). Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care. 1992. Retrieved 13 January 2026 – via Brooker and Friend Ltd.
  4. ^ a b "The Native Trouble At Rawene". Ashburton Guardian. Vol. XX, no. 4485. 4 May 1898. p. 2. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  5. ^ "Pāpāhia | NZ History". NZHistory. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  6. ^ "Gold from Hokianga". Daily Southern Cross. Vol. XXIV, no. 3439. 24 July 1868. p. 3. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  7. ^ "Open Column". Waka Maori. Vol. 12, no. 15. 25 July 1876. p. 181. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  8. ^ Corfield, Garry Hooker and Venus McGill. "Marama Russell". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  9. ^ Leaf, Paul Harding (17 January 1997). "Interview with Rev Harding Leaf". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
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