Tiahuia

As the wh?ngai daughter of Te Puea H?rangi, an inspiring leader of the Waikato, Tiahuia Te Puea H?rangi witnessedand took part in some of the major events that changed Aotearoa New Zealand. Merenia Gray, Tiahuia's daughter,explores Tiahuia's life and her whakapapa. Using stories, poetry, letters and interviews, Merenia retells the storiesof how her ancestors survived Te Rauparaha's raids, signed the Treaty of Waitangi, and came from Norfolk andAberdeen to settle in Nelson.Tiahuia was a teacher, an artist, a Wellington City Councillor, a graduate of Victoria University, a nurse, a lifelongmember of Ng?ti P?neke, and a skilled practitioner of a range of M?ori performing arts, particularly karanga.She was a unique woman whose life drew together te ao M?ori and te ao P?keh?.