Born in Te Karaka, Hokianga, New Zealand
Ancestors 
Daughter of Heremia Te Wake
and Kare Pauro (Kawatihi) Te Wake
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Richard Gilbert
— married
10 May 1917 in New Zealand
Wife of
William Turakiuta Cooper
— married
21 Feb 1941 in Otiria, New Zealand
Descendants 
Mother of
Johnny Kupa and [private son (1950s - unknown)]
Died
at age 98
in Panguru, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Oct 2016
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Biography
Hōhepine (Te Wake) Cooper is Notable.
- Hōhepine was born in 1895. She passed away in 1994.
- Dame Whina Cooper was a respected Māori leader in New Zealand, often referred to as 'Mother of the Nation', who worked for many years for the rights of her people, and particularly to improve the lot of Māori women, and protect the land for Maori people. In 1981 she was bestowed with the title of Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire for her many achievements for the Maori people.[1]
Papers past May 1934 - Native affairs commission https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ESD19340505.2.133
Papers past 1935 - awarded silver jubilee medal https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NA19350506.2.50
Papers past January 1940 - Tapu removed carved meeting house https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19400131.2.82
Papers past 1946 - memorial at Waitangi - task for mothers https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NA19460126.2.47
Papers past 1947 - president of the north Hokianga rugby union (first woman in the world to hold this title) https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WC19470425.2.76
Papers past 1948- ‘Want new lime works near Hokianga heads’ https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NA19481013.2.18
- Whina Cooper launched the Maori Women's Welfare League in 1951 and organised the Maori land march of 1975.[2]
Papers past April 1957 - retirement from Māori womens league https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19570410.2.11
Papers past February 1963 - nominated as labour candidate for the northern Māori seat. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19630211.2.110
Email from Dyone Tau
- I am a fourth generation from my great grandmother Whina Cooper. My grandmother is Hinerangi (Cooper) Puru, who married Moka Puru from Te Rawhiti O Hikurangi, Taetokerau. Together Hinerangi and Moka Puru had 6 children: Noel, Teresa, Audrey-(my mother), Mary, George and Kathleen. My mother had 7 of us children: Moka, George, Dyone-(myself), Anthony, Tipene, Kimi and Ardin. My mother, daughter to Hinerangi Puru is named Audrey Charlotte (Puru) Tau, who married my father George Solomon Tau from Rahiri settlement, Okaihau, O Taetokerau.[5]
Sources
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whina_Cooper
- ↑ http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/2t32/te-wake-heremia
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_New_Zealand
- ↑ https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/5c32/cooper-whina
- ↑ Email correspondence from Dyone Tau
- Wikipedia: Whina Cooper
- See Also:
Acknowledgments
- Special thank you to Dyone Tau from New Zealand who is the fourth generation from her great grandmother, Whina Cooper. She provided family information related to Whina Cooper.
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