Hetekia Te Kani-a-Takirau Kerekere Tuhoe Te Ua OBE (29 August 1892 – 30 September 1966), commonly known as Te Kani Te Ua, was a notable New Zealand tribal leader, genealogist and orator . Of Māori descent, he identified with the Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki iwi. He was born in Gisborne, East Coast, New Zealand in 1892. He married Te Rina Turupa Ngata, the eldest daughter of Sir Apirana Ngata. In the 1959 New Year Honours, he was appointed Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to the Māori people.
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