About Ihaka Hakuene
Lived 1836 – 1887 (aged 50–51). Ihaka Hakuene was a New Zealand politician.
Ihaka Te Tai Hakuene (1836 – 6 April 1887) was a 19th-century New Zealand tribal leader, lay reader and a Māori member of the New Zealand parliament.
Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngā Puhi iwi. He was born in Rawhiti, Northland, New Zealand. He represented the Northern Maori electorate from 1884 to 1887, when he died.
A report suggests that he was accidentally poisoned by a dish containing tinned beef when dining in Auckland.
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Who was Ihaka Hakuene?
New Zealand politician
When was Ihaka Hakuene born?
Ihaka Hakuene was born in 1836.
When did Ihaka Hakuene die?
Ihaka Hakuene died on 6 April 1887.
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Ihaka Hakuene was a politician.
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Ihaka Hakuene was New Zealand.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ihaka Hakuene. https://biography.guide/ihaka-hakuene/
MLA: "Ihaka Hakuene." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/ihaka-hakuene/.
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