Whatareria Hepehi was the daughter of Muriwai Hepehi & Mere. Te Pereene her brother married Erana
Cochrane who was the daughter of Dennis Brown Cochrane & Ruta Te Raumati Pairama. Their son Te Wairua
Hepehi aka Muriwai married Te Waiataahua Hapurona. Daughter of Hapurona Ruatara & Patuwhakaire Titore
( Who's mum was Elizabeth Titore nee Farley) Elizabeth was the daughter of Matthew Farley & Riperata
Riimaumau Te Tupua. who grandchildren wrote the geneology of Ngapuhi Tribes in The Journal of Polynesian
Society which can be found online here ( Henry Matthew Farley aka Hare Hongi) Hapurona Ruatara was the
son of Ruatara Tauramoko (Not to be mistaken for the one they have online here he is another Ruatara) &
Tuwahinenui Kawiti (daughter of well known chieftain Te Ruki Kawiti (From the Ruapekapeka wars up north)
& Te Tiwha. Tuwahinenui was a half sibling to Te Kuhanga aka known as Maihi Paraone Kawiti. Te Wairua
Hepehi aka Muriwai & Te Waiataahua had amoungst others my grandmother Maro Paraone Muriwai who in turn
had union with her uncle Kerei Hapurona ( Te Waiataahua's brother) and in turn begat my father William
Kerei Hapurona. who married my mum Huia Hapurona nee Te Amohanga. Another thing i wanted to mention was
Catherine Reid her mother and father were Robert Reid & Ripeka Te Heutu. Catherine and Kiti are the same
people she would of been given the Kiti name from her maori side most half caste children were back then.
Her maori side would of used that name when she would been with her mothers people and Catherine when she
was with her fathers people thats how it went back then so T.W Wrathall wouldn't of been married twice Kiti
and Cath are the same person... Even her father would have most def been given a Maori name when he had
dealings with his wifes side.. Dennis Cochrane is mentioned in Jack Lees books on the Hokianga and Bay of
Islands along with some more notable family links to both sides of this family..... My mum is descended
from Ludovious Hetet ( Frenchman) & Rangituatahi who was the daughter of Hikaka (1st) & Ngaipu.
( Hikaka was an old war chieftain of Waikato and he and his son Taonui Hikaka Ngarue 2nd can be found
on the internet also.
Ludovious Louis Hetet & Rangituatahi
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Hori Ngatai Hetet & Mata Tana Turner
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Werawera Ereni Hetet & Te Amohanga Te Hauparoa
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Reremoana Te Amohanga & Hinewai Ngaamo ( mums parents)
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Huia Te Amohanga & William Kerei Hapurona ( my parents)
My dads side.
Ruatara Tauramoko & Tuwahinenui Kawiti
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Hapurona Ruatara & Patuwhakaire Titore
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Kerei Hapurona & Maro Paraone Muriwai aka Hepehi
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William Kerei Hapurona & Huia Te Amohanga.
My dads Mums side:
Muriwai Hepehi & Mere
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Te Pereene Hepehi & Erana Denis Cochrane.
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Te Wairua Paraone Hepehi aka Muriwai & Te Waiataahua Hapurona
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Maro Paraone Muriwai & Kerei Hapurona
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William Kerei Hapurona & Huia Te Amohanga.