▁of ▁Robert ▁W yn yard , ▁acting ▁governor ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁but ▁recent ▁DNA ▁testing ▁has ▁proven ▁beyond ▁any ▁doubt ▁that ▁this ▁is ▁not ▁the ▁case . ▁Ta ure k are ka ' s ▁father ▁was ▁Hen are ▁Sam pson , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁W yn yard , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁William ▁Henry ▁Sam pson , ▁an ▁early ▁sett ler ▁in ▁the ▁Bay ▁of ▁Islands . ▁ ▁Hen are ▁was ▁initially ▁given ▁the ▁name ▁Ta ure k are ka ▁W yn yard , ▁but ▁later ▁adopted ▁his ▁father ' s ▁first ▁name ▁as ▁his ▁own ▁surname ▁— ▁this ▁was ▁likely ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁Grand m other ▁Mary ▁Ann ▁Nu ki , ▁marry ing ▁Captain ▁Glad w yn ▁John ▁Richard ▁W yn yard ▁rather ▁than ▁a ▁perce ived ▁kin ship ▁to ▁Robert ▁Henry ▁W yn yard ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁active ▁in ▁fighting ▁against ▁M ā ori . ▁T au ▁was ▁in ▁effect ▁a ▁Step - G t . grand son ▁of ▁Robert ▁W yn yard ▁although ▁raised ▁as ▁Ma ori , ▁may ▁not ▁have ▁wished ▁to ▁bear ▁the ▁W yn yard ▁name . ▁▁▁▁ ▁Hen are ▁was ▁also ▁closely ▁related ▁to ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁prominent ▁figures ▁of ▁M ā ori ▁history , ▁including ▁H one ▁He ke . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Ng ā pu hi ▁i wi , ▁and ▁his ▁strong est ▁aff inity ▁was ▁with ▁the ▁Ng ā ti ▁H ine ▁ha p ū . ▁ ▁Hen are ▁had ▁no ▁formal ▁education ▁in ▁the ▁Western ▁sense , ▁but ▁was