Te Rangikāheke

Te Rangikāheke (ca. 1815-1896), also known as Wiremu Maihi (William Marsh) by his baptismal name or Wī Maihi Te Rangikāheke was a New Zealand Māori tribal leader, and a writer, speaker, politician and, for many years, an employee of the early New Zealand government. He descended from the iwi (tribe) of Ngāti Rangiwewehi from Awahou on the northern shores of Lake Rotorua in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Born around 1815 potentially at Awahou or Puhirua, north of Awahou in the Rotorua region, he played a crucial role in the preservation and documentation of Māori oral traditions and history.

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