TE AWE AWE, PEETI (? 1820-84), a chief of Rangitane, was the son of Te Awe Awe, who was chief of the Raewera pa when Te Rauparaha came south from Taranaki and was saved from the massacre of Rangitane (by Ngati-Awa and Ngati-Toa) through the intervention of Tungia, who thus showed his gratitude for the saving of his own life by Te Awe Awe at Hotuiti (1823). Te Awe Awe sought revenge against the assailants and, returning almost immediately with a taua of Rangitane and Muaupoko, he killed 60 of the Ngati-Toa. Peeti Te Awe Awe was born about 1820. He took a leading part in demanding the Horowhenua district for Rangitane and Muaupoko in 1866, and in 1871 uttered a noteworthy curse against Te Whatanui. He died on 1 Jun 1884. A monument to him is in the Square at Palmerston North.

Buick, Manawatu; Bevan; J. G. Wilson.

Reference: Volume 1, page 29

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