It is thought that from 1854 or 1855, Mahuta Tāwhiao was born at Whatiwhatihoe, in the Waikato district. Following the death of his brother Tū Tāwhiao, Mahuta was the son of Tāwhiao, the second Maori King, and his wife, Sarah. Sarah was a daughter of Tamati Ngapora (Manuhiri) of Ngati Mahuta, and his wife, Sarah, was also named. Tāwati Ngāpora is Tāwhiao's advisor. Mahuta's father was Tiahuia, the mother of Te Puea Hērangi. Many of Mahuta's younger brothers and sisters have longed for some of her dad's marriages, as well as those of the nobleman
