Rawiri Puhirake

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Died21 June 1864
Te Ranga
Burial placeTe Ranga (1864–74)
Plot 57, Mission Cemetery, Marsh Street, Tauranga, New Zealand[1]
MonumentsMission Cemetery[2]
Notable workGate Pā, Tauranga
Rawiri Puhirake
Died21 June 1864
Te Ranga
Burial placeTe Ranga (1864–74)
Plot 57, Mission Cemetery, Marsh Street, Tauranga, New Zealand[1]
MonumentsMission Cemetery[2]
Notable workGate Pā, Tauranga

Rawiri Puhirake (died 21 June 1864) was a New Zealand Māori tribal leader. He identified with the Ngāi Te Rangi iwi. He was killed in the Battle of Te Ranga.[3]

The monument at Mission Cemetery, Tauranga, in August 1967. Photo: T. Ahern

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