First NameHipa Last NameTe MaihāroaDescriptionTe Maihāroa was a leader, tohunga, and prophet who identified with Waitaha, Kāti Māmoe and Ngāi Tahu. In 1877 he led a heke of over 100 of his people from Temuka and up the Waitaki Valley, to Te Ao Mārama (Ōmārama) to protest against the loss of Māori land and rights. Te Maihāroa and his followers established a village, before being evicted in 1879.
