Ria Te Uira was the daughter of Te Kanae, a chief of Ngati Toa and Tutari Karoraina - the daughter of Te Rauparaha. Ria Te Uira married Peneta Nohoa of Kai Tahu. This was a takawaenga marriage between Ngati Toa and Kai Tahu. Ria was baptised in 1842 along with her father Te Kanae and her mother Tutari Karoraina at Cloudy Bay.
Ria Te Uira, active 1841
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Manuscript
Manners Street Methodist Church - Baptismal registers
Date: 1840-1926
From: Wesley Methodist Church (Taranaki Street, Wellington) : Records
Reference: MS-Papers-1185-010/1
Description: Baptism records for the Cloudy Bay, Queen Charlotte Sound, and Tory Channel districts. These records mostly relate to the Maori and whaling communities, including Ngati Toa, Ngati Rarua, Ngati Koata, Rangitane and Ngai Tahu (?). Note, the names included are indicative only and represent some of the Ngati Toa personalities recognised and researchers should carefully check the contents for other names and tribal associations. Quantity: 1 volume(s). Finding Aids: Inventory available.
Manuscript
Haimona Patete - Diary
Date: 1901-1913
From: Patete family : Diaries and other papers relating to Haimona Patete
Reference: MS-Papers-5689-01
Description: Diary of activities; accounts, details of lands owned by Patete and land rentals; whakapapa of Patete family and associates; Hoiere (Marae) Committee minutes Also contains local births and deaths records Includes fragments of Ngati Toa whakapapa from Tupahau to Te Maunu - Kimihia - Te Kanae - Te Uira and Wineera Te Kanae. Quantity: 1 volume(s).