Niniwa Heremaia

Niniwa Heremaia or Niniwa-i-te-rangi (6 Apr 1854 to 23 Mar 1929) was a Maori leader in New Zealand.

In 1898 during Parliament’s Native Affairs Committee inquiry into Maori land legislation, she was the only woman to give evidence.^[1] She was involved with the formation of several newspapers. The Te Puke ki Hikurangi and Te Tiupiri published in Maori and the Maori Record, an English-language paper for Maori advancement.^[2]

References

1. ^ Ministry for Culture and Heritage. "Niniwa Heremaia". http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/people/niniwa-heremaia. Retrieved 24 April 2011. 
2. ^ Ballara, Angela. "Niniwa-i-te-rangi". Te Ara Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/2n15/1. Retrieved 24 April 2011. 

Persondata
Name	Heremaia, Niniwa
Alternative names	Niniwa-i-te-rangi
Short description	Maori leader
Date of birth	6 Apr 1854
Place of birth	Wairarapa, New Zealand
Date of death	23 Mar 1929
Place of death	Greytown, New Zealand