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      Riperata kahutia: a woman of mana

      Nikora, Shelley Aroha
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      Nikora, S. A. (2009). Riperata kahutia: a woman of mana (Thesis, Master of Arts (MA)). The University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10289/3944
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      Abstract
      Riperata Kahutia is widely remembered as a leader in the history of Tūranganuiā-

      Kiwa, who fought to retain and repossess land during the difficult times of the

      1860's. During this period of rapid social change and political upheavals resulting

      in injustices, the exercise of rangatiratanga took many forms. Responses to

      change covered a wide spectrum and there was no 'right' way of doing things,

      simply leaders making decisions on the basis of what they and their people

      thought at the time were best. Riperata utilised the law as a means of retaining

      the land and the mana of her people. While her status as a rangatira was never in

      doubt, innuendo surfaced suggesting she may have received more land entitlement

      than she was qualified for.

      The activities by Riperata may have been different from other leaders but the

      purpose was the same: to preserve the people and the land. Her strategies for

      doing so, based on her inherited mana and upbringing, her knowledge of local iwi

      traditions, her acquisition of new skills introduced by Pākehā and her innovative

      approaches to exercising her rangatiratanga, make her a worthwhile study.

      This thesis will support the viewpoint that Riperata Kahutia acted on behalf of her

      people and for the good of her people. It will be argued Riperata was a visionary

      who embraced the changes imposed upon a society enduring the consequences of

      colonisation. A major objective is to dispel suggestions she embellished her

      rights.
      Date
      2009
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      Thesis
      Degree Name
      Master of Arts (MA)
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      The University of Waikato
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