Titewhai Harawira: Wiki, Bio, Age, Career, Death, Activist, Husband,

Titewhai Harawira: Wiki, Bio, Age, Career, Death, Activist, Husband, Son, Daughter, Nationality, Hometown, Net Worth, Children, Activism, Participation: Titewhai Harawira was an eminent personality, who was a politician, and social activist in New Zealand and had played a prominent role in the Waitangi issues and also fought for the Maori people’s rights and was extremely tenacious in letting the justice for them. She was affiliated with the Ngati Hine Hapu and Ngati Hau of Ngati Wai and Ngapuhi.  She was a well-known commentator and a campaigner for civil rights who was known for her confidence and headstrong opinions. Her role in the Waitangi issue has always been remembered by the people of New Zealand and the Maori people.

Titewhai Harawira

Titewhai Harawira Bio, Origin, Age, Family, and Birthplace

Titewhai Harawira was born Titewhai Te Huia Hinewhare Harawira in the year of 1932 in a Maori-origin family. Her birthplace was Whakapara, a village in New Zealand’s Northland, and raised there only by her parents. No details are known about her mother, father, and siblings. But she was a brilliant child who observe things, happening around her. She died at the age of 90 years.

Titewhai Harawira’s Childhood

As she has grown up in the era of World War II, she noticed the alienation of the Maori community in their Maori lands. The farms and lands of her family members and other neighbors were taken by the Mori affairs and people were just seeing that scenes without taking action. When the people return from their homes back after the war was over, they were left with nothing as their homes and farms were given to other people. That environment sowed the seed of revolution in her heart and soul.

Titewhai Harawira Activism Career

Titewhai Harawira started her visible career in activism outside of her area in the early 1970s by becoming a member of Nga Tamatoa. She assisted a friend in a court under the friend-in-court law of many countries, for the Maori people who were having a court session. In 1974, she stood for candidacy for the Labour Party ticket for the Auckland City Council but didn’t succeed. In 1975, Titewhai Harawira was asked by the leader of Nga Tamatoa to approach Whina Cooper to lead the Maori Land March and help in the alienation of Maori land. 

Titewhai Harawira

She became a part of a small group that founded the Waitangi Action Committee in 1979. She fought for the Waitangi day celebration resistance until the honoring of the Treaty of Waitangi. A Hikoi was led at Waitangi by Titewhai Harawira, Dame Whina Cooper, and Eva Richard in 1985. She was jailed for 9 months in 1989 in a case of assaulting a mental health unit patient. In 1990, she traveled to the Netherlands to ask their government officials to rename New Zealand to “Aotearoa” which was its original Maori name.

Titewhai Harawira Husband and Children

Titewhai Harawira was married to John Puriri Harawira in 1952. At the time of her marriage, she was a newly trained nurse and shifted to Avondale, Auckland. John Puriri Harawira and Titewhai Harawira together founded many schools and were involved in a lot of social services. They were blessed with 8 children and they also have adopted 3 kids. In 1977, John Puriri Harawira left this world and Titewhai Harawira was left all alone with her 8 children.

Titewhai Harawira Son, Hone Harawira

Hone Harawira is the son of the late Titewhai Harawira who was born on the 6th of January 1955. He has emerged as a famous politician in New Zealand. In 2005 he was elected as a member of the Parliament of New Zealand as the candidate of the Maori Party. He has worked as a support system for the activism of the community. In 2011 he became the leader of the Mana Movement of New Zealand and maintained that position till 2021. He is known as a great Maori activist.

Titewhai Harawira Death

Titewhai Harawira was suffering from several ill-health conditions for a long time and on 25th January 2023, she left this world for her heavenly abode at the age of 90. Many of New Zealand’s famous personalities have mourned her loss and expressed their grief. The Prime Minister of New Zealand, Chris Hipkins paid tribute to Titewhai Harawira in his 1st public address as a PM.

Willie Jackson, the Maori Development Minister also expressed her condolence for the family and hails Titewhai as the “Change Agent” and said that his death is ironic as she died on the day of the resignation of New Zealand’s PM.

Below are the details about Titewhai Harawira, her age, mother, father, height in feet, weight, body measurements, interests/hobbies, family, activism, address, hometown, ethnicity, birthplace, parents, achievements, school, net worth, birthday, zodiac sign, education, caste, religion, Instagram, Twitter, and more.

Eli Information Table

Name   Titewhai Te Huia Hinewhare Harawira
Known as   Titewhai Harawira
Gender   Female
Profession   Activist and politician
Height (approx.)   NA
Weight (approx.)   NA
Figure Measurements   Not Known
Eye Colour   Brown
Hair Colour   White
Year of Birth   1932
Age at the time of death   90 years
Birth Place   Whakapara, Northland, New Zealand
Zodiac sign/Sun sign   NA
Nationality   New Zealander
Hometown   Whakapara, Northland, New Zealand
School   NA
College/University   NA
Educational Qualification   Not Known
Religion  NA
Ethnicity   Maori
Caste   Not known
Address   NA
Hobbies/Interests   Not Known
Marital Status   Widow
Affairs/Boyfriends/Girlfriends   None
Sexuality   Straight
Parents   NA
Siblings   Not Known
Husband/Spouse    John Puriri Harawira(1952-1977)
Children   8
Net Worth   NA

Social Media Accounts

Not Available on any social media platforms.

Some Lesser Known Facts About The Activist

  • At Te Tii Marare, during many celebrations of Waitangi day, she escorted the Prime Minister of New Zealand for many years.
  • She has baby cribbed her 8 children alone after the death of her husband in 1977.
  • She has been jailed for 9 months as she assaulted a patient in a mental health unit.
  • One of his sons, Hone Harawira is a well-known politician of New Zealand and an activist in the Maori community.

FAQs

1. Who is Titewhai Harawira?

She was an activist and politician in New Zealand.

2. Where was she born?

She was born in Whakapara, Northland, New Zealand.

3. How old is she?

She died at the age of 90 years.

4. What was her profession?

She was an activist and politician.

5. What was the name of her husband?

John Puriri Harawira.

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