Tene Waitere [SEP] country of citizenship
Tene Waitere
Tene Waitere (1853–1931) was a notable New Zealand Māori carver. He identified with the Ngāti Tarāwhai and Te Arawa iwi. His mother was Ani Pape, the daughter of Te Rahui, a Ngāti Tarāwhai leader. As a young girl, she was captured by Ngāpuhi during an attack on Rotorua in 1823 and taken as a slave to Northland, where she was forced to marry a Waitere. Tene Waitere was born probably in 1853 or 1854 at Mangamuka. When Tene was a few years old an uncle brought
Signed and dated 1869
30in x 56in
Charles Bentley
Sailing boats off a stormy coast
Oil on canvas
34in x 54in
Tene Waitere Fireplace.
In the lounge of the Grand Hotel was a 3 metre x 1.9m fireplace surround and mirror overmantle carved by notable Maori carver Tene Waitere, commissioned in 1887. Since 1966 the mantle has been in private hands. 
Guests.
Well known guests over the years include:
Queen Elizabeth II, Randolph Churchill, Noël Coward,