Story: Pinepine Te Rika

Pinepine Te Rika and child, 1916

Pinepine Te Rika and child, 1916

Pinepine Te Rika was the first of Rua Kēnana Hepetipa's wives, and because she had shared his religious vision in 1904, was regarded by Rua and his followers as tapu.

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How to cite this page:

Pou Temara. 'Pinepine Te Rika', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1996. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/3p27/pinepine-te-rika (accessed 29 March 2024)