Te Wharetoroa Tiniraupeka

Te Wharetoroa Tiniraupeka (August 1863 – 29 May 1964), also known as Margaret Graham, was a New Zealand Māori weaver.

Personal life Tiniraupeka was born and raised near Rotorua in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand. She was part of the Ngāti Whakaue and Te Arawa iwi. Tiniraupeka was among the survivors of the 1886 eruption of Mount Tarawera.

Tiniraupeka was an adherent of the Ringatū religion, and in 1913 arranged the construction of Tiki, a prayer house in Ohinemutu, which remains standing as of 2021.

Theft and recovery of kahu waero At some point during the 1890s and the 1900s, Tiniraupeka weaved a kahu waero, a rare type of cloak, made out of dog hair. Tiniraupeka was known to own many taonga, and operated for a time a curiosity shop. In 1991, the kahu waero surfaced again when it was sold to the National Museum, (now Te Papa) in 1991 for $5000. It remains at the museum with the permission of Tiniraupeka's niece.