A chief of the Ngati Te Ra hapu of Ngati Toa, Matiaha lived at Kapiti Island on the Kaiwharahwhara block. On August 14, 1845, he married Rutera Ponuni, the sister of the Ngati Toa chief Te Kanawa and nearly related to the Cootes family.
Te Raukarito, Matiaha, active 1845
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Manuscript
Church of the Province of New Zealand. Diocese of Wellington : Records - Maori & European
Date: 1840-1855, 1934
By: Church of the Province of New Zealand. Diocese of Wellington
Reference: fMS-Papers-1432
Description: Contemporary copy of register of marriages (1840-1845), burials (1840-1845), and baptisms (1840-1844), of original register in St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington. Lists of Maori confirmations at Pipitea, Wainui and Waikanae in 1855 and 1856; list of births, baptisms, marriages and deaths in Kapiti parish (1845-1846), compiled by Rev O Hadfield for census of the Ngatiawa tribe; Wanganui church return for 1844. Includes a canticle by Robert Parker. Note, the names appended are indicative only. Researchers should refer to the contents as there are too many names to list. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (7 pieces). 0.01 Linear Metres.