Mananui Te Heuheu Tūkino II
Mananui Te Heuheu Tukino II (? – 7 May 1846) was a notable New Zealand tribal leader. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngāti Tūwharetoa iwi. The eldest son of Herea Te Heuheu Tukino I and his first wife, Rangiaho of Ngati Maniapoto, he was born in Pamotumotu, King Country, New Zealand, near the Mangatutu Stream and was the second of the Te Heuheu line to assume the leadership of Ngati Tuwharetoa. Mananui traced his ancestry to Tama-te-kapua, commander of Te Arawa canoe, and to its priest, Ngatoro-i-rangi; and was distantly related to Potatau Te Wherowhero of Waikato and Te Rauparaha of Ngati Toa. He belonged to Ngati Pehi (now Ngati Turumakina), Ngati Hukere and Ngati Hinewai hapu, and in his youth lived at Pamotumotu. [1]
On the morning 7 May 1846, an avalanche of mud descended from Hipaua Hill at the back of Te Rapa pā, and overwhelmed Te Heuheu, his six wives, and his eldest son, Tamati Waka, and fifty-four others.[2][3] Only two people who were in the pā survived. The pā is buried under 10 feet (3.0 m) of mud. The cause of the calamity was heavy rain three days earlier, which had caused small landslides that blocked a small valley partway up Hipaia Hill. Water from the rains and from hot springs at the top of the valley built up behind the barrier, until it burst, creating a great avalanche of thick mud and large masses of stone, which buried the pā.[2][3]
The Rev. Richard Taylor was present on 1 July 1846 for the Tangihanga or Tangi held to honour Te Heuheu.[4]
Mananui was succeeded by his brother Iwikau Te Heuheu Tukino III in 1846 and was the father of Te Heuheu Tukino IV who assumed the leadership of Ngāti Tūwharetoa in October 1862 following the death of his uncle Iwikau.
References
- ^ Hura, Elizabeth. "Mananui Te Heuheu Tukino II". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ a b Grace 1959, p. 239.
- ^ a b "The Missionary Register". Early New Zealand Books (ENZB), University of Auckland Library. 1848. pp. 105–108. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "The Missionary Register". Early New Zealand Books (ENZB), University of Auckland Library. 1848. pp. 281–283. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
Bibliography
- Grace, John Te Herekiekie (1959). Tuwharetoa: The history of the Maori people of the Taupo District. Auckland [N.Z.]: A.H. & A.W. Reed. ASIN B0007JE64K. ISBN 9780589003739.
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