Niniwa Heremaia or Niniwa-i-te-rangi (6 Apr 1854 – 23 Mar 1929) was a Maori leader in New Zealand.

In 1898 during Parliament's Native Affairs Committee inquiry into Maori land legislation, she was the only woman to give evidence.[1] She was involved with the formation of several newspapers. The Te Puke ki Hikurangi and Te Tiupiri published in Maori and the Maori Record, an English-language paper for Maori advancement.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Ministry for Culture and Heritage. "Niniwa Heremaia". Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  2. ↑ Ballara, Angela. "Niniwa-i-te-rangi". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
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