See Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, vol 1 (1990). Mother of Te Rauparaha, who was probably born in the 1760s. According to George French Angas' "The New Zealanders illustrated", [Te] Rauparaha's mother was E Tohi.
Parekowhatu, active 1760s
E Tohi, active 1760s
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Angas, George French, 1822-1886 :Native tombs / George French Angas [delt]; J. W. Giles...
Date: 1844 - 1847
From: Angas, George French 1822-1886 :The New Zealanders Illustrated. London, Thomas McLean, 1847.
By: Giles, John West, 1801-1870
Reference: PUBL-0014-50
Description: Shows five different Maori tombs or mausolea: 1. Mausoleum of E Tohi, the mother of Rauparaha, on the island of Mana. It is richly adorned, covered with wood, painted and decorated with feathers. The body would originally have been placed in a sitting position. 2. An upright sepulchral monument at a small island pa in Tory Channel 3. Another upright monument, differently painted, at Te Awaiti, Cloudy Bay. Both this and the preceding are formed out of portions of canoes. 4. A carved "Tiki", or image, in an old pa near Lake Rotoaire. Beyond the image, is an elevated whata, or box, for holding the bones of a deceased child. 5. A monument to three children, near Te Awaiti, Cloudy Bay. Angas visited New Zealand in 1844 Other Titles - Tombs Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Tinted lithograph, hand-coloured, 440 x 310 mm.