TOETOE, WIREMU, who died in 1881, was a Waikato chief of Rangiaowhia. With Hemara te Rerehau (Ngati-Maniapoto) he was taken by Hochstetter in the frigate Novara (1859) on the continuation of his world cruise, and spent some time in Austria. On leaving Vienna to return to New Zealand (in the Caduceus) the party were presented with a printing press and type. The New Zealand Government gave Toetoe a grant of land at the confluence of the Maungatawhiri and the Waikato, in the hope that he would exercise a quieting influence on his neighbours. He, however, did little to dissuade his people from throwing in their lot on the King side in the Waikato war. The press was used for printing the Hokioi. He died on 21 Feb 1881.

Cowan; Gorst; Hochstetter; N.Z. Herald, 28 Feb 1881; Auckland Star, 15 Apr 1922.

Reference: Volume 2, page 197

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