Mōkena Kōhere
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{{Infobox person
|name = Mōkena Kōhere
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|birth_date = 1812
|birth_place =
|death_date = {{Death date|1894|03|04|df=yes}}
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|other_names =
|spouse = Marara Hinekukurangi
|relatives = Rēweti Kōhere (grandson)
Hēnare Kōhere (grandson)
Reverend Canon Poihipi Kōhere (grandson)
|known_for =
|occupation = Assessor, politician
|nationality = Maori
}}
Mōkena Kōhere (1812 – 4 March 1894) was a New Zealand tribal leader, assessor and politician. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngāti Porou iwi. He was born in Rangitukia, East Coast, New Zealand.{{DNZB|title=Mokena Kohere|first= Rarawa|last= Kohere|id=1k15|accessdate=23 April 2017}} He was a member of the New Zealand Legislative Council from his appointment on 11 October 1872 until his resignation on 25 April 1887.{{cite book |last= Scholefield |first= Guy |title= New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 |authorlink=Guy Scholefield |edition=3rd |origyear= First ed. published 1913 |year= 1950 |publisher= Govt. Printer |location= Wellington |page=79}} Rēweti Kōhere and Hēnare Kōhere were his grandsons. Mokena Kohere Street in Manakau, Horowhenua, is named for him.
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Category:People from Rangitukia
Category:Members of the New Zealand Legislative Council
Category:19th-century New Zealand politicians
Category:Halbert-Kohere family
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