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New Zealand politician

Taurekareka "Tau" Hēnare (1878 – 12 January 1940) was a Māori member of the New Zealand Parliament from 1914 to 1938, sitting for the Reform Party for most of that time, until it merged with the United Party to form the National Party in 1936.

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Henare is a great-grandson of Taurekareka Henare, who held the Northern Maori seat between and His grandfather was James Henare, who had.

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Henare won the Northern Māori seat at the election as a New Zealand First candidate.

Taurekareka (Tau) Henare, who entered Parliament in as a member of the conservative Reform Party in and stayed for 24 years.

Background and early life

Hēnare was born at Pipiwai in the Bay of Islands, in 1878 (probably) or 1877. His father, Hēnare Wynyard, was said to be the son of Robert Wynyard, acting governor of New Zealand.

Hēnare was initially given the name Taurekareka Wynyard, but later adopted his father's first name as his own surname — this was likely because Robert Wynyard had been active in fighting against Māori, and his grandson, raised as Māori, did not wish to bear his name.

Hēnare was also closely related to a number of prominent figures of Māori history, including Hōne Heke. He was a member of the Ngāpuhiiwi, and his strongest affinity was with the Ngāti Hinehapū.^[1]

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