Tūreiti Te Heuheu Tūkino V (c. 1865 – 1 June 1921) was a notable New Zealand tribal leader and politician. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngāti Tūwharetoa iwi, and was the son of Te Heuheu Tūkino IV. He was born in Waihi, New Zealand in about 1865.[1] He was appointed to the Legislative Council on 7 May 1918. He served until his death.[2]
He unsuccessfully contested the 1893 election in the Eastern Maori electorate against Wi Pere, and unsuccessfully stood in the Western Maori electorate in 1899,[3] 1902,[4] 1905,[5] and 1908.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Gartner, Ken Te Huingarau. "Tureiti Te Heuheu Tukino V". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer. p. 87.
- ^ "The General Election, 1899". Wellington: Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives. 19 June 1900. p. 3. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ^ "The General Election, 1902". National Library. 1903. p. 4. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
- ^ "The General Election, 1905". National Library. 1906. p. 6. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
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