NIKORA, WIREMU KEREI (1853-1915) was born at Coromandel. He was the son of William Nicholls, a native of Falmouth (Devon), who came to Port Nicholson in the Aurora (1840) and afterwards settled at Tauranga and married a sister of a Ngaiterangi chief. Educated at the Rev. B. Y. Ashwell's school at Taupiri, he became a farmer, and later until 1872 a native interpreter and agent. He was a member of the first Ohinemuri county council for nine years (five years chairman). In 1913 Nikora was called to the Legislative Council, of which he was a member when he died (15 Jul 1915).

N.Z.P.D., 16 Jul 1915.

Reference: Volume 2, page 66

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