A chief of Ngati Ruahine tribe of South Taranaki, Titokowaru (d.1888) was prominent as a prophet and priest. He was responsible for organising a campaign against Government forces by gathering picked fighting men around him from neighbouring tribes. A most skilful warrior, he was second only to Te Kooti in guerilla warfare and trained his men in bush fighting, surprise attacks on small military posts, ambushing, and enticing untrained white troops into unfamiliar terrain. An Encyclopedia of New Zealand. http://www.teara.govt.nz