Jonathan Winter (born August 18, 1971 in Masterton) is a member of the Ngai Tahu Maori tribe and a former backstroke swimmer from New Zealand, who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, for his native country.
He is of Ngāi Tahu descent and is related to the first captain of the All Blacks, Thomas Ellison, and current New Zealand rugby union players Jacob Ellison and Tamati Ellison.
Heke Parata is Shona's great, great, great Grandmother of Ngai Tahu descent who was kidnapped by Te Rauparaha in 1828 and held hostage on Kapiti Island.
Ngāi Tahu, the principal Māori iwi (tribe) of the southern region of New Zealand, utilised the very hard greenstone (jade) to make adzes and other implements, as well as ornaments.