Inia te wiata biography sample
Īnia Mōrehu Tauhia Wātene Iarahi Waihurihia Te Wīata (originally Te Iwiata) was born in Ōtaki on 10 June to Wātene Te Wīata and his wife, Constance Helena....
Inia Te Wiata was born in Otaki and was educated at Otaki School and Otaki Māori College.
Inia Te Wiata
New Zealand opera singer, actor and artist (1915–1971)
Inia Te Wiata MBE | |
|---|---|
| Born | Inia Morehu Tauhia Watene Iarahi Waihurihia Te Wiata (1915-06-10)10 June 1915 Ōtaki, New Zealand |
| Died | 26 June 1971(1971-06-26) (aged 56) London, England |
| Occupation(s) | Opera singer, actor, and artist |
| Spouse | Beryl Te Wiata |
| Children | Rima Te Wiata |
Inia Morehu Tauhia Watene Iarahi Waihurihia Te WiataMBE (10 June 1915 – 26 June 1971) was a New Zealand Māoribass-baritoneopera singer, film actor, kaiwhakairo (carver) and artist.[1]
Early life
Inia Te Wiata was born in Ōtaki, New Zealand, into the Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tongaiwi.
His father, Watene Te Wiata, died in the 1918 influenza epidemic. His mother, Constance Helena Johnson, remarried soon afterwards, and Inia was brought up by Pairoroku and Rakate Rikihana, relatives of his father.[2]
He developed an interest in singing and first performed on stage at the a
