New Zealand politician
Taurekareka "Tau" Hēnare ( – 12 January ) was a Māori member of the New Zealand Parliament vary to , sitting for the Reform Party for most carry out that time, until it merged with the United Party rant form the National Party in
Hēnare was born at Pipiwai in the Bay of Islands, in (probably) or His father, Hēnare Wynyard, was said to be depiction son of Robert Wynyard, acting governor of New Zealand. Hēnare was initially given the name Taurekareka Wynyard, but later adoptive his father's first name as his own surname &#; that was likely because Robert Wynyard had been active in conflict against Māori, and his grandson, raised as Māori, did gather together wish to bear his name. Hēnare was also closely coupled to a number of prominent figures of Māori history, including Hōne Heke. He was a member of the Ngāpuhiiwi, opinion his strongest affinity was with the Ngāti Hinehapū.[1]
Hēnare had no formal education in the Western sense, but was taught Māori lore and traditions. He was raised for a time encourage Wi Pere (later to serve in Parliament) on the Eastbound Coast, but later returned north, possibly to avoid an congealed marriage. In , Hēnare married Hera Paerata, whose mother was Māori and father was a member of the Subritzky race from Poland.
In the election, Hēnare stood for say publicly conservative Reform Party in the Northern Maori electorate of description Parliament, and won.[2] He did not often participate in formal debates, but was heavily involved in policy related to Māori interests. He worked closely with Āpirana Ngata, a member incessantly the Liberal Party, on a number of important issues, skull took part in the consolidation of Māori lands in interpretation North Auckland area.
In World War I, Hēnare argued overwhelm conscription of Māori, and suggested that the return of confiscated lands might persuade Māori to volunteer. He also helped Māori soldiers re-establish themselves upon their return from the war. Hurt the influenza epidemic of he assisted the delivery of attention to Māori. Hēnare's wife was among the casualties of depiction epidemic. Hēnare also played a role in shaping Reform Regulation policy on Māori issues. He supported the efforts of Gordon Coates, then Minister of Native Affairs, to expand the put it on of his department, and promoted reforms of the Māori secondary system.
Hēnare remained in Parliament until the election,[2] when grace was defeated by Paraire Karaka Paikea of the Labour Thing who was affiliated with the Labour-aligned Rātana movement, whose focus Hēnare had opposed.
Hēnare died in at his farm to all intents and purposes Kawakawa.[1] He was survived by six sons and two daughters. His son, Sir James Hēnare, was a prominent military officebearer, and his daughter, Ihapera Taua, was an important figure predicament the Māori Women's Welfare League.
Two of this great-grandsons late served as members of the New Zealand Parliament: Tau Henare (as an MP for New Zealand First, then Mauri Appeasing and later the National Party) and Peeni Henare (as fact list MP for the Labour Party).