Reweti Tuhorouta Kohere, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Reweti Tuhorouta Kohere

Ngati Porou; Anglican clergyman, newspaper journalist and editor, farmer, writer, historian

Date of Birth: 11-Apr-1871

Date of Death: 09-Aug-1954

Profession: farmer, historian, journalist

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Reweti Tuhorouta Kohere

  • Reweti Tuhorouta Kohere (11 April 1871 – 9 August 1954) was a New Zealand Anglican clergyman, newspaper journalist and editor, farmer, writer, historian.
  • Of Maori descent, he identified with the Ngati Porou iwi.
  • He was born in Orutua, East Coast, New Zealand on 11 April 1871.
  • His parents were Hone Hiki Kohere and Henerata Bristow (sometimes noted as Pereto), and his grandfather was Mokena Kohere.
  • His brothers were Henare Mokena Kohere and the Reverend Canon Poihipi Mokena Kohere of Tikitiki. After early years of schooling at Maori schools on the East Coast, he became fluent in English when he attended Gisborne School from 1885 to 1887.
  • He then attended Te Aute College, where he graduated as the Dux of the school and qualified for university by passing the matriculation examination in 1890.
  • In 1891 he joined the teaching staff at Te Aute College.
  • He attended Canterbury College for three years from 1892, although he did not complete the BA degree course.
  • He was assistant tutor at Te Rau Kahikatea Theological College from 1898 to 1908.
  • In 1899 he was appointed editor of the Anglican church newspaper Te Pipiwharauroa.On 14 December 1904 he married Keita Paratene, daughter of Paratene Tatae and Sarah "Hera" Halbert.
  • Sarah was the daughter of Thomas Halbert, one of the founding fathers of Gisborne, and Kaikiri (who would later anglicise her name to Keita).
  • Sarah was also the sister of Kate Wyllie (née Halbert) and half-sister of Wi Pere and Otene Pitau.
  • Her children also included All Blacks rugby players, William "Bill" Cunningham and Moana Paratene. He was ordained as a deacon in 1907, and was appointed to Kawakawa, near East Cape.
  • He was ordained as a priest in 1910.
  • He also studied for the examinations of the Board of Theological Studies and in 1911 was awarded the Licentiate in Theology (LTh) in 1911.
  • In addition to his pastoral duties, he worked with his brothers on the family farm, as well as continuing to contribute to newspapers.He contested one general election; in 1938, he agreed to be the official Labour Party candidate in the Eastern Maori electorate, and he came second after National's Apirana Ngata.

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