Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngati Whanaunga iwi.
[1] In November 1769, as a young boy, he witnessed HMS Endeavour, captained by James Cook, arrive in Mercury Bay.
[2][1] In 1840 Te Horeta was a signatory of the Treaty of Waitangi.
[1] Tukumana Te Taniwha was his grandson.
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