Ihaia Tainui

Ihaia Tainui
Ihaia Tainui stranded at the Bealey River, c.1880
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Southern Maori
In office 1879–1881
Preceded by	Hori Kerei Taiaroa
Succeeded by	Hori Kerei Taiaroa
Personal details
Died	19 October 1885 Arahura Pā, Westland, New Zealand
Relations	Tuhuru Kokare (grandfather)

Ihaia Tainui (died 19 October 1885) was a Māori member of the New Zealand parliament.

He was the son of Wereta Tainui and grandson of Tuhuru Kokare, both chiefs of the Ngāi Tahu hapū (sub-tribe) Ngāti Waewae.^[1][2]

Parliament of New Zealand
Years	Term	Electorate		Party
1879	6th	Southern Maori		Independent
1879–1881	7th	Southern Maori		Independent

He represented the electorate of Southern Maori from 1879 (after Hori Kerei Taiaroa was disqualified) to 1881, when he resigned and Hori Taiaroa resumed the electorate.^[3]

Tainui committed suicide by hanging on 19 October 1885 in the whare rūnanga at Arahura Pā, north of Hokitika.^[4][5]

References

1. "Obituary". The Press. 14 May 1898. p. 10. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
2. Mason, Maika. "Tuhuru Kokare". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
3. Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
4. "Suicide of the Maori chief Tainui". West Coast Times. 20 October 1885. p. 2. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
5. "Late suicide of a Maori chief". Taranaki Herald. 23 October 1885. p. 2. Retrieved 7 February 2015.