Mikaere Taoki

Brief Life History of Mikaere

When Mikaere Taoki was born about 1834, in New Zealand, his father, Taoki, was 9 and his mother, Kohu, was 16. He married Ngawhetu Miria Koikoi about 1865, in Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 7 daughters. He died about 1916, in Coromandel, Waikato, New Zealand, at the age of 84.

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Family Time Line

Mikaere Taoki
1834–1916
Ngawhetu Miria Koikoi
1850–1896
Marriage: about 1865
Ngawaimatao Mikaere
1866–
Te Akau Mikaere
1868–1971
Ngaruna Mikaere
1870–1948
Te Tami Mikaere
1870–
Pera Mikaere
1872–1933
Kiriweti Mikaere
1872–1947
Ngawhetu Kopa Mikaere
1876–1962
Te Ohia Mikaere
1878–
Kitemate Mikaere
1884–
Ruta Mikaere
1890–1962
Maata Mikaere
1877–1930
Naporena Mikaere
1882–1935
Annie Mikaere
1883–1945
Ratoru Mikaere
1892–1957

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    World Events (8)

    1834 · The United Tribes of New Zealand Flag

    A confederation of Maori tribes was convened in 1834 by James Busby, a British Resident who had been sent to New Zealand to set up a framework for trade between the Māori and Europeans. The Flag which they used was a mix between the St. George’s Cross and in the top left corner another smaller St. Georges Cross with four eight pointed stars representing the Holy Cross stars in the Southern Hemisphere. This design is still being used today as the official flag of the United Tribes of New Zealand.

    1840

    The Maori sign the Treaty of Waitangi giving control to the British in exchange for protection and guaranteed Maori possession of their lands.

    1858 · New Provinces Act

    The New Provinces Act was established to help create new Provinces in the quickly growing region of New Zealand. This Act also helped kept laws in check as well as create Provincial Councils to help govern over the people within the areas.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Japanese Kenji, Yoshio, Minoru, Mitsuo, Shigeru, Toshio, Hiroshi, Isamu, Kazuo, Makoto, Miho, Nobuo.

    Japanese: written 青木 ‘green tree’. It is mainly found in central Japan and the Ryūkyū Islands. One family, descended from the Takeda branch of the Minamoto clan, takes its name from Aoki-mura in Kai (now Yamanashi prefecture). Others have Fujiwara connections.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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