Poharama Te Whiti Grave

Poharama Te Whiti's grave is located on the edge of Ōtaka/Pioneer Park on Hakirau Street in Moturoa. It can be found on the far right, near the fence that separates the park from the coolstores.

Text on Plaque reads:

IN HONOURED  MEMORY

OF

POHARAMA TE WHITI

CHIEF OF NGAMOTU

A LOYAL FRIEND

TO THE PIONEERS

DIED 1878

His death was reported in the Taranaki Herald on 20 October 1875. Note that this date is correct, not the one on the plaque.

The grave is marked clearly on this survey plan drawn by W.H. Skinner in 1899. (ICS Pre 300,000 Cadastral Plan Index, imaged by LINZ)

Related documents:

Correspondence to the Taranaki Herald regarding the grave (August 1905)

A Staunch Ally of the Whites (undated newspaper article)

Of passing interest - Kelvin Day (Taranaki Daily News 19 May 2014)