TE KUMETE, WHITIORA, a Ngati-Mahuta chief of high rank, and a relative of Tawhiao, was an ardent Kingite. Having surrendered to General Cameron after the battle of Rangiriri, he was sent with others to Kawau Island, whence they made their escape to the mainland and back to their homes, defying the Government to retake them. Kumete more than once left his cultivations in Waikato to take part in the fighting in Taranaki. One of these visits coincided with the attack on No. 3 redoubt, at which he was present (23 Jan 1861).

Cowan, War; Sketches (P).

Reference: Volume 1, page 256

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