Keita Rewita

Female1858–29 May 1940

Brief Life History of Keita

When Keita Rewita was born in 1858, in New Zealand, her father, Rewita Niwa Aniwaniwa, was 27 and her mother, Hariata Parekaramu, was 25. She married TeKohi Ranapia about 1892, in Auckland, New Zealand. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 29 May 1940, at the age of 82.

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Family Time Line

TeKohi Ranapia
1853–
Keita Rewita
1858–1940
Marriage: about 1892
Pango John Kohi Ranapia
1893–1972
Rongo Kohi Ranapia
1895–1964
Te Ohomaori Rewita
1899–
Ani Teao Ranapia
1897–1982
Heni Te- Ao
1897–1982
Mate Rewita Kohi Ranapia
1901–1958

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    Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    about 1892Opotiki, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

    • Children (6)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (12)

    +7 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1858 · New Provinces Act

    Age 0

    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.

    1860 · First Taranaki War

    Age 2

    The First Taranaki War was an armed conflict between the Māori people and the New Zealand Government over rights of land ownership. It was fought by more than 3,500 troops from Australia, as well as over one-thousand Māori. Total losses among the two armies are estimated to be around 440 men. The war ended in a ceasefire, although the British claimed that they had won the war.,

    1887 · New Zealands's First National Park

    Age 29

    Tongariro National Park was the sixth national park established in the world and the first in New Zealand. In the center of the park there lies three active volcanic mountains (Ruapehu, Ngauruhoe, and Tongariro). it is home to the famed Tongariro Alpine Crossing day hike and has been recognized as a World Heritage Site for all its natural values.

    Name Meaning

    Modern coinage: apparently a feminine form of Keir or a respelling of Kiera .

    Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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