Nuku-pewapewa

Nuku-pewapewa (fl. 1820–1834) was a New Zealand tribal leader. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngāti Kahungunu iwi. He was born in the Wairarapa, New Zealand, probably late in the eighteenth century.[1] Te Aitu-o-te-rangi Jury was his niece, the daughter of his sister Aromea.[2]

References
  1. Ballara, Angela. "Nuku-pewapewa". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. Thornton, Agathe (2004). The Birth of the Universe. Reed. p. 10.


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