Ihaia Tainui
Ihaia Tainui (died 19 October 1885) was a Māori member of the New Zealand parliament.
Ihaia Tainui | |
|---|---|
Ihaia Tainui stranded at the Bealey River, c.1880 | |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Southern Maori | |
| In office 1879–1881 | |
| Preceded by | Hōri Kerei Taiaroa |
| Succeeded by | Hōri Kerei Taiaroa |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 19 October 1885 Arahura Pā, Westland, New Zealand |
| Relations | Tuhuru Kokare (grandfather) |
He was the son of Wereta Tainui and grandson of Tuhuru Kokare, both chiefs of the Ngāi Tahu hapū (sub-tribe) Ngāti Waewae.
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1879 | 6th | Southern Maori | Independent | ||
| 1879–1881 | 7th | Southern Maori | Independent | ||
He represented the electorate of Southern Maori from 1879 (after Hōri Kerei Taiaroa was disqualified) to 1881, when he resigned and Hori Taiaroa resumed the electorate.
Tainui committed suicide by hanging on 19 October 1885 in the whare rūnanga at Arahura Pā, north of Hokitika.
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