Henare Matua [SEP] country of citizenship
Henare Matua
Henare Matua (c.1838–1894) was a New Zealand tribal leader, reformer and politician. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngati Kahungunu iwi. He was born in Nukutaurua, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.
He stood in the for , coming second (not third). He was seen by some as the "Government candidate" and a leader of the "Repudiation" faction.
accept new proposals. He was supported by Karaitiana Takamoana and Henare Matua, and advised by John Sheehan, who was soon to become the native minister in government.
Parliamentary career.
Tomoana's elder half-brother Karaitiana Takamoana was elected to parliament for the Eastern Maori electorate in 1871, and served until his death in 1879. Tomoana contested the by-election held in July 1879 to fill the seat left vacant by Takamoana's death. He beat Henare Matua and Ieni Tapsell to become the third member of parliament for