Rota Waitoa (?–1866) was a notable New Zealand Anglican clergyman, of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngati Raukawa iwi. He was born in Waitoa, Waikato, New Zealand. Waitoa's ordination as deacon at St Paul's, Auckland, on 22 May 1853 was the first ordination of a Māori into the Anglican church.
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