Noted Maori leader dies
Mr Ira-Koihu Manihera, a noted leader among the Maori people, died in Christchurch yesterday. He was 80.
Mr Manihera held one of the most prestigious positions in Maoridom as tohunga (high priest of knowledge) in the Mataatua canoe tribes in the Bay of Plenty. He also held the mauri, “life and soul,” of those tribes and of the Ringatu Church. Of the latter, he was recognised as being one of the last of his generation to hold the mauri. This status will be passed on to his eldest son, Mr Wa Manihera, of the Bay of Plenty.
An expert in Maori oratory, song, and Maori history, Mr Manihera came to Christchurch from the North Island two years ago to live with a son. He performed the lifting of the tapu ceremonies in the first stages of the Nga-Hau-E-Wha project. His body lay at the Nga-
Hau-E-Wha national marae last evening and will be taken back to his home marae at Waiohou, Bay of Plenty, today. Mr Manihera is survived by eight children, about 100 grandchildren, and 20 greatgrandchildren. The funeral is expected to be one of the biggest held among the Maori people.
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Press, 6 July 1983, Page 3
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