Hone Riiwi Toia
Nga Puhi leader, prophet, religious leader, protester
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Lived 1858 – 1933 (aged 74–75). Hone Riiwi Toia was a New Zealand.
Hōne Riiwi Tōia (1858 – 9 August 1933) was a notable Māori tribal leader, prophet, religious leader and protester of New Zealand. He identified with the Ngāpuhi iwi. He was born in Waimate North, Northland, in about 1858. His paternal grandfather was a Jewish trader named Levy (Riiwi) who visited the Hokianga.
Tōia led the tax revolt sometimes called the Dog Tax War and was arrested in 1898 and imprisoned for 18 months.
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Who was Hone Riiwi Toia?
Nga Puhi leader, prophet, religious leader, protester
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Hone Riiwi Toia was born in 1858.
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Hone Riiwi Toia died in 1933.
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Hone Riiwi Toia was New Zealand.
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