Tāraia Ngākuti Te Tumuhuia

Tāraia Ngākuti Te Tumuhuia (died March 1872) was a notable New Zealand Māori tribal leader, in power from the 1820s.

[1] When he died, his body was found in a ditch with a knife in his heart.

[citation needed] Rumours went around that the English killed him because they thought he was going to take over New Zealand.

[citation needed] His skin turned green, causing some people to think it was a chemical reaction.

This biographical article relating to a Māori person is a stub.