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Meaning & History
The name's meaning as of this typing is not known. This may not just be a Moriori name since there is at least one Maori with this name who was a chief of the Rangitane and Ngatitmotuahi tribes in 1858. This is a sign of the possibile similiar connections between the Moriori language and the Maori dialect of the Ngai Tahu tribe. This was the name of Owenga Moriori leader Hirawanu Tapu (d. 1900) who helped preserved Moriori traditions.