Background
He was the fourth surviving son of Mahuta, the third Māori King, and a younger brother of the fourth king, Te Rata.
He was the fourth surviving son of Mahuta, the third Māori King, and a younger brother of the fourth king, Te Rata.
He belonged to the Ngati Mahuta iwi of the Waikato confederation. He was probably born in Hukanui, Waikato, in 1897. In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Meda