DEATH OF THE OLDEST MAORI.
News has just been received in Masterton (says the Daily Times), of the death at Kaiwhata, on Tuesday, of Kehurangi Ringatu Waaka (generally called Ringatu), probably the oldest Maori in New Zealand at the time of her death. Ringatu, who was reputed among the Maoris to be from 120 to 125 years old, was probably at the least 110 years old. She well remembered the second visit of Captain Cook to New Zealand, and was acquainted with facts relating to the earliest colonisation of New Zealand, which undoubtedly go to prove that the latter surmise regarding her age is correct. She was the last of the Ngaitumatahias, one of the fiercest of the old fighting tribes. At the recent festivities at Te Ore Ore a great-great-great-grandson of deceased’s named Hamaiwaho was among the three children christened. Ringatu enjoyed remarkable vitality, and her death occurred somewhat unexpectedly, after a short illness. A great tangi will be held at Kaiwhata, when a very large number of Maoris is expected to attend. Ringatu leaves a number of descendants.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 3774, 17 September 1907, Page 3
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180DEATH OF THE OLDEST MAORI. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 3774, 17 September 1907, Page 3
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