Hohepa

Ngā Rauru, Ngāti Ruanui, Taranaki

Hohepa was a chief of the Ngāti Hine, a sub-tribe of Ngāti Rua-nui.

Biographical sources

  • Nga Moteatea: He Maramara Rere No Nga Waka Maha. The Songs: Scattered Pieces From Many Canoe Areas. Comp. A. T. Ngata. Trans. Pei Te Hurinui. Pt. 3. Wellington, N.Z.: Polynesian Soc., 1970. 307.

    Traditional

  • "He Tangi/A Lament." Nga Moteatea: He Maramara Rere No Nga Waka Maha. The Songs: Scattered Pieces From Many Canoe Areas. Comp. A. T. Ngata. Trans. Pei Te Hurinui. Pt. 3. Wellington, N.Z.: Polynesian Soc., 1970. 306-309. Also published by the Rev. T. G. Hammond in 1894 and in his book The Story of Aotea: 109-113. (Nga Moteatea Pt. 3: 307)