Te Ao was a chief of the Ngāti Raukawa tribe.
Te Ao was a sheep farmer at Ōtaki on the Kāpiti Coast.
[1] He represented the Western Maori electorate from 1884 when he defeated Wiremu Te Wheoro, to 1886 when he died.
[2] He was related to Ropata Te Ao,[1] who represented the Western Maori electorate from 1893 to 1896.
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