Ihaia Tainui

Ihaia Tainui
Ihaia Tainui stranded at the Bealey River, c.1880
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Southern Maori
In office
1879–1881
Preceded byHōri Kerei Taiaroa
Succeeded byHōri Kerei Taiaroa
Personal details
Died(1885-10-19)19 October 1885
Arahura Pā, Westland, New Zealand
RelationsTuhuru Kokare (grandfather)

Ihaia Tainui (died 19 October 1885) was a Māori member of the New Zealand parliament.

He was the son of Wereta Tainui and grandson of Tuhuru Kokare, both chiefs of the Ngāi Tahu hapū (sub-tribe) Ngāti Waewae.[1][2]

New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate Party
1879 6th Southern Maori Independent
1879–1881 7th Southern Maori Independent

He represented the electorate of Southern Maori from 1879 (after Hōri Kerei Taiaroa was disqualified) to 1881, when he resigned and Hori Taiaroa resumed the electorate.[3]

Tainui committed suicide by hanging on 19 October 1885 in the whare rūnanga at Arahura Pā, north of Hokitika.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Obituary". The Press. 14 May 1898. p. 10. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  2. ^ Mason, Maika. "Tuhuru Kokare". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  3. ^ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
  4. ^ "Suicide of the Maori chief Tainui". West Coast Times. 20 October 1885. p. 2. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Late suicide of a Maori chief". Taranaki Herald. 23 October 1885. p. 2. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Southern Maori
1879–1881 		Succeeded by
Hōri Kerei Taiaroa


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