Īhaka Whaanga

Īhaka Whaanga (died 14 December 1875) was a notable New Zealand rangatira, assessor and military leader of northern Hawke's Bay. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngati Rakaipaaka iwi, connected to Ngāti Kahungunu. Hirini Whaanga Christy was a great grandson. Whaanga died at Māhia on 14 December 1875.^[4]

Īhaka Whaanga
Posthumous sketch after a photograph, 1890
Born	c.1790s[1] or 4 July 1808[2][3] Hawkes Bay, Aotearoa
Died	18 December 1875 (age possibly 67) Māhia, Hawkes Bay, Aotearoa