male blood line whakapapa to the tupuna Te Kanawa, also known as Te Kanawa Pango. Notable people Wiremu Te Awhitu, Catholic priest Sandor Earl, league player Mihi Edwards, memoirist, social worker, teacher and kaumātua Taonui Hikaka, Paramount chief Dame Rangimārie Hetet, famous weaver and fabric artist Dr Pei Te Hurinui Jones, academic and writer Richard Kahui, rugby union player Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, opera singer Rewi Manga Maniapoto, warrior chief Temuera Morrison, actor Pania Newton, activist Earl Nikora, boxer Puhiwahine, composer Tiki Taane, singer Rongo Wetere, educator Wahanui, negotiator chief Derek Kōtuku Totorewa Wooster, broadcaster References External links Maniapoto Trust Board Ngati Maniapoto Marae Pact Trust Ngāti Maniapoto in Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand