Rawiri Puhirake Explained

Rawiri Puhirake
Death Date:	21 June 1864
Death Place:	Te Ranga
Burial Place:	Te Ranga (1864–74) Plot 57, Mission Cemetery, Marsh Street, Tauranga, New Zealand^[1]
Monuments:	Mission Cemetery^[2]
Notable Works:	Gate Pā, Tauranga

Rawiri Puhirake (?  - 21 June 1864) was a New Zealand tribal leader. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngāi Te Rangi iwi. He was killed in the Battle of Te Ranga.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rāwiri Puhirake Tuaia . Find a Grave . 31 January 2022.
2. Web site: Rāwiri Puhirake NZ Wars memorial . New Zealand History . New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage, Manatū Taonga . 31 January 2022.