Kirihi Te Riri Maihi Kawiti


Kirihi Te Riri Maihi Kawiti was a New Zealand tribal leader, farmer and genealogist. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngāpuhi and Ngāti Hine iwi. He was born in Waiomio, Northland, New Zealand, on 17 April 1877. His father was Maihi Paraone Kawiti.
In the 1949 King's Birthday Honours, Kawiti was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to the Māori people.