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Hōne Heke Ngāpua
New Zealand politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the Māori leader who signed the Treaty of Waitangi and cut down the flag pole at Kororāreka/Russell, see Hōne Heke. For the 20th century Māori leader, see Hone Heke Rankin.
Hōne Heke Ngāpua (6 June 1869 – 9 February 1909) was a Māori and Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand. He was born in Kaikohe, and was named after his great-uncle Hōne Heke. Ngāpua is best remembered for his advocacy for Te Kotahitanga, sponsorship of Māori autonomy in Parliament through a Native Rights Bill, and his successful intervention in the Dog Tax War of 1898.
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