Biography: Maketū, Wiremu Kīngi

Pencil and watercolour sketch of Wiremu Kīngi Maketū

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Pencil and watercolour sketch by Joseph Jenner Merrett

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Steven Oliver. 'Maketū, Wiremu Kīngi', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1990. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/698/pencil-and-watercolour-sketch-of-wiremu-kingi-maketu (accessed 4 June 2026).