Brief Life History of Pitiera
When Pitiera Taipua was born about 1866, in Raukawa, Hastings, New Zealand, his father, Hoani Taipua, was 29 and his mother, Hiria Areta Te Mahauariki Kiharoa, was 14. He married Mrs Pitiera about 1899, in New Zealand.
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1887 · New Zealands's First National Park
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.
1893
New Zealand becomes world's first country to give women the vote.
1907
The country becomes a dominion, or self-governing community, within the British empire.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Polish Andrzej, Casimir, Jozef, Krystyna, Marcin, Tadek, Wieslaw, Zigmund. Italian Saverio, Domenic, Francesco, Vito.
Polish: derivative of the personal name Piter, dialect variant of Piotr (see Peter).
Polish: nickname from a derivative of piter ‘purse, money bag’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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