Piupiu Te Wherowhero: Difference between revisions

She was born at [[Whatiwhatihoe]], [[Waikato]], probably in 1886 or 1887.<ref name="DNZB Te Wherowhero" /> Her father was Te Wherowhero Tāwhiao,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Taonga|first=New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu|title=Tāwhiao, Tūkāroto Matutaera Pōtatau Te Wherowhero |url= https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/2t14/tawhiao-tukaroto-matutaera-potatau-te-wherowhero|access-date=2021-09-23|website=teara.govt.nz|language=en}}</ref> the second son of King [[Tāwhiao]] and brother of King [[Mahuta Tāwhiao|Mahuta]], and a member of the [[Ngāti Mahuta]] tribe. Her mother was Tamirangi Manahi of Ngāti Tamaoho of Te Kuiti. She first married Kainuku Vaikai, of [[Rarotongans|Rarotongan]] descent. Her second marriage was to Hiroka Hetet (also known as Hikaka Hetet) after which she was often known as Piupiu Hetet. She died on 29 October 1937 at [[Arapuni]] and was buried on [[Mount Taupiri|Taupiri mountain]]. She was survived by ten children. A daughter, Te Amohia Ormsby, was the birth mother of [[Robert Mahuta]], who was adopted by King [[Korokī Mahuta|Korokī]].<ref name="DNZB Te Wherowhero">{{DNZB|Ballara|Angela|3t26|Piupiu Te Wherowhero|1 November 2021||Angela Ballara}}</ref>