Sir
Robert
Te Kotahi
Mahuta
KNZM
Born in Te Kuiti, King Country, New Zealand
Ancestors 
Son of Korokī (Mahuta) Te Rata Mahuta
and [mother unknown]
Husband of
Eliza Irimana (Edmonds) Mahuta
— married
1963 in Waahi Pa, Huntly, Waikato, New Zealand
Father of
[private daughter (1970s - unknown)]
Died
at age 61
in Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand
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Biography
Robert Te Kotahi Mahuta was born in 1939 at Te Kuiti, King Country, New Zealand.[1] He was raised at Waahi Pa, Huntly by the Fifth Maori King, King Koroki and his wife, Te Atairangikaahu nee Wanakore.
In biological terms, Robert was King Koroki's nephew. His Grandmother was Piupiu Te Wherowhero and his Great Grandfather was, Te Wherowhero II, a full brother of King Mahuta. Te Wherowhero II was also a full brother to Tiahuia which meant he was equally connected to Te Atairangikaahu Sr.
Sir Robert orchestrated the Tainui-Waikato land claim, where in 1995 the Crown compensated the tribe with a $170 million settlement, the return of some land and a Crown apology.
Over his distinguished career Sir Robert served as a Treaty of Waitangi Fisheries Commissioner, Chairman of the Maori Development Corporation, Director for Maori Studies at Waikato University and chairman of the Tainui Maori Trust Board.
He passed away in 2001.
Sources
- Birth and Decease Dates, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Mahuta
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