Ihaka Whaanga | |
Birth Date: | c.1790s[1] or 4 July 1808[2] [3] |
Birth Place: | Hawkes Bay, Aotearoa |
Death Date: | 18 December 1875 (age possibly 67) |
Death Place: | Māhia, Hawkes Bay, Aotearoa |
Ihaka Whaanga (died 14 December 1875) was a notable New Zealand rangatira, assessor and military leader of northern Hawke's Bay. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngati Rakaipaaka iwi, connected to Ngāti Kahungunu. Hirini Whaanga Christy was a great grandson. Whaanga died at Māhia on 14 December 1875.