Rewi Maniapoto died in 1894.
Rewi Alley died in 1987.
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King Tawhiao's pepeha is "Ko Taupiri te maunga, Ko Waikato te awa, Ko Maniapoto te iwi." This indicates his connection to Mount Taupiri as the mountain, the Waikato River as the river, and the Maniapoto tribe as his people.
Adrienne Rewi has written: 'Architects at home' -- subject(s): Homes and haunts, Artchitect-designed houses, Architects 'Frommer's New Zealand' -- subject(s): Guidebooks, OverDrive, Nonfiction, Travel
He came from Te Koopua marae and grew up around the area there, under Mt Kakepuku before he moved to Rotoiti. His tribal links through his mother is Ngati Maniapoto and his hapu of Ngati Maniapoto are Ngati Unu and Ngati Kahu. He is my great grandfarthers first cousin.
Rudall Hayward made a silent version of 'Rewi's Last Stand' in 1925 and remade it with sound in 1939.
McLean has written: 'The Native Minister's interview with Tamati Ngapora, Rewi, and other leading chiefs of Waikato, November 9th, 1869' -- subject(s): Maori (New Zealand people), Indigenous peoples
The Maori War is a series of battles where each tribe made a final stand. The important people which died in the war were the Atiawa at Waitara, Waikato at Rangiriri, Ngai-te-Rangi, Ngati Maniapoto at Orakau, in which death were all honored.
Diggeress Te Kanawa (Ngati Maniapoto, Ngati Kinohaku) was born in Te Kuiti in 1920. She was a much respected and celebrated Tohunga Raranga (expert weaver) and daughter of another famous weaver, Rangimarie Hetet. Sadly, Diggeress died in July this year (2009).
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 1 words with the pattern -REWI-. That is, six letter words with 2nd letter R and 3rd letter E and 4th letter W and 5th letter I. In alphabetical order, they are: brewis
The cast of Mauri - 1988 includes: Rangamarie Delamere as Awatea James Heyward as Steve Temuera Morrison as Young Cop Geoff Murphy as Mr. Semmens Willie Raana as Uncle Willie Eva Rickard as Kara Martyn Sanderson as Hospital Doctor Don Selwyn as Old Cop Anzac Wallace as Rewi Rapana Sonny Waru as Hemi
The cast of The Boy from Andromeda - 1991 includes: Heather Bolton as Shirley Brian Carbee as The Guardian Dale Corlett as Lysey Jane Creswell as Drom Paul Gittins as Ralph Katrina Hobbs as Jenny Fiona Kay as Tessa Grant MacFarlane as Rewi Brian McNeill as Dory Anthony Samuels as Lloyd Alex Van Dam as Hec