Hoani Nahi

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Parliament of New Zealand
Years	Term	Electorate	Party
1876–1879	6th	Western Maori	Independent

Hoani Nahi (c. 1833 – 1894) was a Māori member of the New Zealand parliament, author and historian. He was the third MP for Western Maori. from 1876 to 1879 when he retired. He was a minister without portfolio, and on the Executive Council.

His life work was recording Māori history and tradition, particularly of Tainui and Hauraki. He was also involved in contemporary affairs such as land disputes, as at Parawai in 1894 where he contracted a cold, later an inflammation, and died. He had been born in 1833 or 1834.

New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by Wiremu Parata	Member of Parliament for Western Maori 1876–1879	Succeeded by Wiremu Te Wheoro

References

Entry at Dictionary of NZ Biography
Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840-1984 (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103. |accessdate= requires |url= (help)
http://beta.natlib.govt.nz/records/22126326

Persondata
Name	Nahi, Hoani
Alternative names	Nahe, Hoani
Short description	New Zealand politician
Date of birth	1833
Place of birth
Date of death	1894
Place of death

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