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Biographies

  • Māngakahia, Hāmiora

    Coromandel chief, Hāmiora Mangakāhia, was elected Premier of the Kotahitanga (Māori) Parliament in 1892. He petitioned for the abolition of colonial laws relating to Māori land, and asked that Māori be allowed to control their own affairs.

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