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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Auckland Provincial District]

Mr. Timoti Puhipi

Mr. Timoti Puhipi (Timothy Busby), Pukepoto, is one of the immediate descendants of the old Busby family. He was born at Te Rarawa in 1830, and when he was baptised at the age of ten years, had the honour of having Governor Hobson for his godfather. Mr. Puhipi saw many tribal disturbances in his day, notably one at Oruru, when the Tararawa and Ngapuhi tribes became engaged in actual warfare, and it was a question of supremacy between the north and the natives of the southern portion of the island. He was appointed a native assessor, but resigned in 1888, when he stood unsuccessfully as a candidate in the Northern Maori electorate for the House of Representatives. Mr. Puhipi is a prominent chief of the north, and his immediate relatives were parties to the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi.