Ngawaiata the daughter of famed warrior and Ngati Paretekawa Chief Pehi Tukorehu was his third wife, with no children. Raharaha was his second wife, children by her are yet to be defined confidently. As both Te Paea and Te Otaota died without leaving descendants, this recognition is accorded to Tawhiao's descendants alone. In terms of 'Kahui Ariki' Status, this is accorded only to the descendants of Whakaawi. Her children were Tawhiao - the second Maori King, Te Paea Tiaho and Makareta aka Otaota. Whakaawi is recognised as being Potatau's principal and first wife. In truth - there were more wives and concubines and accordingly more children than are usually named. Most biographies written about Potatau Te Wherowhero reference four wives, Whakaawi, Raharaha, Waiata and Ngawaero. He also trained as a warrior, and when his relative Te Uira was killed by Ngati Toa, he took part in warfare against them." He was taught traditional lore by his father and later learned sacred knowledge at Te Papa-o-Rotu, the Waikato 'whare wananga' (school of learning) at Whatawhata. "Te Wherowhero grew up in the period of peace that followed the great victory of Waikato over Ngati Toa in the battle called Hingakaka, at Te Mangeo, near Lake Ngaroto. The descendants of Tapaue and his wife Rawharangi are recognised as being Ngati Mahuta." This is expressed in the well-known proverb 'Nga Tokorua a Puakirangi', the two of Puakirangi referring to her sons, Wharetipeti and Tapaue. Potatau's male lineage descended from Te Arawa Waka, his Tainui lineage was from his Ancestress, Puakirangi. "The Ngati Mahuta had dominion over the Lower Waikato River from the Ngaruawahia Delta in the South and north beyond Rahui Pokeka (Huntly). He belonged to the senior chiefly line of Ngati Mahuta, and was descended from the captains of the Tainui and Te Arawa canoes. He was the eldest son of Waikato warrior chief Te Rau-anga-anga and Parengaope of Ngati Koura.
"Pōtatau Te Wherowhero was born around 1780 at Kaitotehe Pa opposite Taupiri.
He formally accepted in 1857 at Pukawa and his official coronation took place in 1858.
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After a series of great meetings, a collective of the highest ranking Chiefs nominated Pōtatau to be the first Māori King. His prowess as a fighting Chief increased both his territory (especially on the West Coast) and his sphere of influence. Pōtatau Te Wherowhero was the hereditary Paramount Chief of Ngāti Mahuta and therefore the overlord of some thirty hapu (subtribes) on the Waikato River. Waikato-taniwha-rau, He piko, he taniwha, He piko, he taniwha Waikato of a hundred taniwha, At every bend a taniwha, At every bend a Chief.
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