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  • King Pōtatau te Wherowhero, portrait by Angas George French
    Rights: Public Domain Published 19 March 2014 Size: 120 KB Referencing Hub media

    Māori concerned about land sales around the Waikato River prior to 1863 placed their lands under the mana1 of Pōtatau te Wherowhero and proclaimed him as King. Pōtatau was crowned as the first Māori King at Ngāruawāhia in 1858.

    Artist: Angas George French

    1. mana: A Māori word relating to authority, control, influence, prestige or power.
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    2. A Māori word relating to authority, control, influence, prestige or power.