Story: Angas, George French

The tomb of Waitohi on Mana Island, by George French Angas

The tomb of Waitohi on Mana Island, by George French Angas

In the 1840s George French Angas visited Mana Island and later published a sketch of the tomb of Waitohi, the influential leader of Ngāti Toa and Ngāti Raukawa, whose death sparked a battle between Te Āti Awa and Ngāti Raukawa.

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How to cite this page:

Moira M. Long. 'Angas, George French', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1990. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/1a7/angas-george-french (accessed 17 April 2024)