Pāora Tūhaere


Paora Tuhaere was a leader of the Ngāti Whātua Māori iwi of Auckland, New Zealand, in the 18th century. His mother was Atareta Tuha, the sister of Ngāti Whātua leader Āpihai Te Kawau, and his father was Whanararei, from Te Taoū hapū of Ngati Whatua. He became the acknowledged leader of the iwi when Te Kawau died in 1869.