Story: Nene, Tāmati Wāka

Later life

Later life

This photograph of Tāmati Wāka Nene dates from 1870.  By this time he was a trusted advisor of government officials and a man of great mana in Māoridom.

Using this item

Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: PA2-2721
Photograph by Elizabeth Pulman

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

How to cite this page:

Angela Ballara. 'Nene, Tāmati Wāka', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1990, updated November, 2001. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/1n2/nene-tamati-waka (accessed 29 March 2024)