Fanny Rose Howie


Fanny Rose Howie, also known by her stage name Te Rangi Pai, was a New Zealand singer and composer. Of Māori descent, she identified with the Ngāti Porou and Te Whānau-ā-Apanui iwi. She was born in Tokomaru Bay, New Zealand, on 11 January 1868, the daughter of Thomas William Porter and Herewaka Porourangi Potae. "Hine E Hine" is her most famous composition.