Background
She was born in Maraeke, East Coast, New Zealand in 1881, the daughter of Tuta Ngarimu and Makere Rairi.
She was born in Maraeke, East Coast, New Zealand in 1881, the daughter of Tuta Ngarimu and Makere Rairi.
Of Māori descent, she identified with the Ngati Porou iwi. Reedy attended the Hukarere Native School for Girls. Their eldest son was Hanara (Arnold) Tangiawha Te Ohaki Reedy.