Niho was a member of the Ngāti Te Kohera sub-tribe of Ngāti Tuwharetoa and she lived with Te Heuheu for a time.
Biographical sources
- "He Waiata Whaiaipo mo Te Heuheu Tukino (II)/A Song of Love for Te Heuheu Tukino (II)." Nga Moteatea (The Songs) A Selection of Annotated Tribal Songs of the Māori with English Translations. Comp. Sir Apirana Ngata. Pt. 1. (1928). Rpt. Auckland, N.Z.: Polynesian Soc. 1959. Facsim. ed. 1972 (with the addition of Sir Apirana Ngata’s draft introduction of 1949 and a page of errata to 1959 edition, supplied by Mr Pei Te Hurinui Jones). Rpt. 1974. Rpt. Auckland, N.Z.: Polynesian Soc., 1988. 216-217.
Music
- "He Waiata Whaiaipo mo Te Heuheu Tukino (II)/A Song of Love for Te Heuheu Tukino (II)." Nga Moteatea (The Songs) A Selection of Annotated Tribal Songs of the Māori with English Translations. Comp. Sir Apirana Ngata. Pt. 1. (1928). Rpt. Auckland, N.Z.: Polynesian Soc. 1959. Facsim. ed. 1972 (with the addition of Sir Apirana Ngata’s draft introduction of 1949 and a page of errata to 1959 edition, supplied by Mr Pei Te Hurinui Jones). Rpt. 1974. Rpt. Auckland, N.Z.: Polynesian Soc., 1988. 216-217 [including notes].