Career
There were no test matches on the tour, as there was not yet an Australian national team, and would not be until 1903. He went on to set a national record in the long jump and represent Hawke"s Bay in cricket during the 1890s. In 1886 Taiaroa hit the headlines after signing his father"s name on a promissory note.
Despite a warrant being issued for his arrest, it was not served and the charges were later dropped.
He spent most of his working life as a lawyer in Hastings. He was accidentally drowned in Otago Harbour on 31 December 1907 and his body was recovered at Karitane beach two weeks later.