Wiremu Tako Ngatata, usually known as Wi Tako, was born around the beginning of the nineteenth century at Pukeariki pa in Taranaki. His father was Ngatata-i-te-rangi of Te Ati Awa and his mother Whetowheto of Ngati Ruanui
The biography of WIREMU TAKO NGATATA the Te Ati Awa leader by A.R. Cairns
- His funeral was a grand affair, attended by between 4,000 and 5,000 people.
- His body was carried on a gun-carriage, drawn by a detachment of the Petone Naval Artillery, from his house to the Lower Hutt Catholic church.
- The chief mourners were his cousin Wi Hape Pakau (or Pakao) and his two grandchildren, Wi Tako Kura Love and Hapi Love.
- Twenty Maori women followed the coffin, and about 150 from Te Ati Awa and other tribes.
- Numerous military detachments followed, including the Kaiwharawhara Volunteers and the Heretaunga Light Horse. The Catholic archbishop, Francis Redwood, conducted the service in the church, assisted by three priests.
- The procession from the church to the cemetery at Korokoro was led by the Garrison Band, playing the Dead March from Saul.
- There were some 50 members of Parliament in the procession.
Later a memorial, in the form of a canoe, was erected there.
PHOTO of Wiremu
PAINTING of Wiremu by Gottfried Lindauer (who is buried in the OLD GORGE cemetery WOODVILLE)
The biography of WIREMU TAKO NGATATA the Te Ati Awa leader by A.R. Cairns
- His funeral was a grand affair, attended by between 4,000 and 5,000 people.
- His body was carried on a gun-carriage, drawn by a detachment of the Petone Naval Artillery, from his house to the Lower Hutt Catholic church.
- The chief mourners were his cousin Wi Hape Pakau (or Pakao) and his two grandchildren, Wi Tako Kura Love and Hapi Love.
- Twenty Maori women followed the coffin, and about 150 from Te Ati Awa and other tribes.
- Numerous military detachments followed, including the Kaiwharawhara Volunteers and the Heretaunga Light Horse. The Catholic archbishop, Francis Redwood, conducted the service in the church, assisted by three priests.
- The procession from the church to the cemetery at Korokoro was led by the Garrison Band, playing the Dead March from Saul.
- There were some 50 members of Parliament in the procession.
Later a memorial, in the form of a canoe, was erected there.
PHOTO of Wiremu
PAINTING of Wiremu by Gottfried Lindauer (who is buried in the OLD GORGE cemetery WOODVILLE)
Wiremu Tako Ngatata, usually known as Wi Tako, was born around the beginning of the nineteenth century at Pukeariki pa in Taranaki. His father was Ngatata-i-te-rangi of Te Ati Awa and his mother Whetowheto of Ngati Ruanui
The biography of WIREMU TAKO NGATATA the Te Ati Awa leader by A.R. Cairns
- His funeral was a grand affair, attended by between 4,000 and 5,000 people.
- His body was carried on a gun-carriage, drawn by a detachment of the Petone Naval Artillery, from his house to the Lower Hutt Catholic church.
- The chief mourners were his cousin Wi Hape Pakau (or Pakao) and his two grandchildren, Wi Tako Kura Love and Hapi Love.
- Twenty Maori women followed the coffin, and about 150 from Te Ati Awa and other tribes.
- Numerous military detachments followed, including the Kaiwharawhara Volunteers and the Heretaunga Light Horse. The Catholic archbishop, Francis Redwood, conducted the service in the church, assisted by three priests.
- The procession from the church to the cemetery at Korokoro was led by the Garrison Band, playing the Dead March from Saul.
- There were some 50 members of Parliament in the procession.
Later a memorial, in the form of a canoe, was erected there.
PHOTO of Wiremu
PAINTING of Wiremu by Gottfried Lindauer (who is buried in the OLD GORGE cemetery WOODVILLE)
The biography of WIREMU TAKO NGATATA the Te Ati Awa leader by A.R. Cairns
- His funeral was a grand affair, attended by between 4,000 and 5,000 people.
- His body was carried on a gun-carriage, drawn by a detachment of the Petone Naval Artillery, from his house to the Lower Hutt Catholic church.
- The chief mourners were his cousin Wi Hape Pakau (or Pakao) and his two grandchildren, Wi Tako Kura Love and Hapi Love.
- Twenty Maori women followed the coffin, and about 150 from Te Ati Awa and other tribes.
- Numerous military detachments followed, including the Kaiwharawhara Volunteers and the Heretaunga Light Horse. The Catholic archbishop, Francis Redwood, conducted the service in the church, assisted by three priests.
- The procession from the church to the cemetery at Korokoro was led by the Garrison Band, playing the Dead March from Saul.
- There were some 50 members of Parliament in the procession.
Later a memorial, in the form of a canoe, was erected there.
PHOTO of Wiremu
PAINTING of Wiremu by Gottfried Lindauer (who is buried in the OLD GORGE cemetery WOODVILLE)
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