Hōri Pukehika

Hōri Pukehika (23 March 1851– 30 May 1932)[1] was a New Zealand tribal leader and carver. Of Māori descent, he was born in Pipiriki, New Zealand.[2] His father was Te Wikirini Te Tua of Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi iwi, while his mother was Peti Te Oiroa of Ngāti Pāmoana. Hōri Pukehika was married to Pongo Ngākaari in 1868; their son died young. Hōri Pukehika later married Tira Rātana (also known as Erita), and they had seven children.[2] According to the family descendants, he gifted his first wife Ngakuari a plot of land and included her as part of the family even after he married Erita.

Erita "Tira" (born Ratana) and Hōri Pukehika

Hōri Pukehika served as a civic leader in his home community, and he was elected a life member of the Whanganui Regional Museum board of trustees.[2] He is best known for creating the entrance of the model pā at the New Zealand International Exhibition in Christchurch in 1906–7.[3]

Hōri Pukehika died at Pungarehu on 30 May 1932, said to be aged 85, and was survived by his second wife, three daughters and two sons.[2]

References
  1. Neich, Roger (2004). "NINETEENTH TO MID-TWENTIETH CENTURY INDIVIDUAL MAORI WOODCARVERS AND THEIR KNOWN WORKS". Records of the Auckland Museum. 41: 53–86. ISSN 1174-9202.
  2. Church, Ian. "Hori Pukehika". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  3. "Te Araiteuru Pa: The Māori Pa - New Zealand International Exhibition 1906". Christchurch City Libraries. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
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