Rota Waitoa

Rota Waitoa (? – 22 July 1866) was a notable New Zealand Anglican clergyman, of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngati Raukawa iwi. He was born in Waitoa, Waikato, New Zealand.[1] Waitoa's ordination as deacon at St Paul's, Auckland, on 22 May 1853 was the first ordination of a Māori into the Anglican church.[1]

In 1848 he was stationed at Te Kawakawa (Te Araroa), East Cape. Iharaira Te Houkamau opposed his appointment because he considered it an insult to his dignity to have a Māori deacon whose people he looked upon as bitter enemies. However Te Houkamau eventually accepted Waitoa and Te Houkamau offered himself as a candidate for baptism.[2]

Waitoa was at Te Kawakawa in 1860.[3] Waitoa died in 1866 and was buried at St. Stephen's cemetery, Judges Bay, Auckland.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Dempsey, G. J. "Rota Waitoa". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  2. 1 2 Mackay, Joseph Angus (1949). Historic Poverty Bay and the East Coast, N.I., N.Z. - Mission Work in the Waiapu.
  3. ↑ "The Church Missionary Gleaner, March 1861". Account of a Journey from Tauranga to Turanga in September 1862. Adam Matthew Digital. Retrieved 24 October 2015. (subscription required (help)).
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