Hone Heke Ngapua
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Hone Heke Ngapuha was a Māori and Liberal Party
Member of Parliament in New Zealand. He was born in Kaikohe, and was named after his great-uncle Hone Heke
.
He won the Northern Maori
electorate in 1893, with the support of Kotahitanga. He was adjudged bankrupt and vacated the seat on 29 October 1900. However he was re-elected to the seat in a by-election on 9 January 1901 (as Joseph Ward
was in 1897). He died in Wellington of tuberculosis at only 40 while a MP in 1909.
He was influential in the development of the Young Maori Party
, and helped defuse the conflict of the Dog Tax War
of 1897. He introduced a Native Rights Bill, some of which was incorporated into legislation passed in 1900.
New Zealand Liberal Party
The New Zealand Liberal Party is generally regarded as having been the first real political party in New Zealand. It governed from 1891 until 1912. Out of office, the Liberals gradually found themselves pressed between the conservative Reform Party and the growing Labour Party...
Member of Parliament in New Zealand. He was born in Kaikohe, and was named after his great-uncle Hone Heke
Hone Heke
Hone Wiremu Heke Pokai was a Māori rangatira and war leader in Northern New Zealand and a nephew of Hongi Hika, an earlier war leader of the Ngāpuhi iwi. Hone Heke is considered the principal instigator of the Flagstaff War....
.
He won the Northern Maori
Northern Maori
Northern Maori was one of the four original New Zealand Parliamentary Māori electorates, from 1868 to 1996.-Population centres:The electorate includes the following population centres: Auckland, Whangarei.-Tribal Areas:...
electorate in 1893, with the support of Kotahitanga. He was adjudged bankrupt and vacated the seat on 29 October 1900. However he was re-elected to the seat in a by-election on 9 January 1901 (as Joseph Ward
Joseph Ward
Sir Joseph George Ward, 1st Baronet, GCMG was the 17th Prime Minister of New Zealand on two occasions in the early 20th century.-Early life:...
was in 1897). He died in Wellington of tuberculosis at only 40 while a MP in 1909.
He was influential in the development of the Young Maori Party
Young Maori Party
The Young Māori Party was a New Zealand organisation dedicated to improving the position of Māori. It grew out of the Te Aute Students Association, established by former students of Te Aute College in 1897. It was established as the Young Māori Party in 1909....
, and helped defuse the conflict of the Dog Tax War
Dog Tax War
The Dog Tax war is described by some authors as the last gasp of the 19th century wars between the Māori and the Pākehā, the British settlers of New Zealand. This is not altogether accurate in two respects. It was a very minor affair, certainly not a war...
of 1897. He introduced a Native Rights Bill, some of which was incorporated into legislation passed in 1900.