Biography: Tamarau, Takurua

Takurua Tamarau and his grandchildren

Takurua Tamarau shares a with his grandson Leo Tamarau while holding Leo's twin Alfred on his knee. The twins' sister, Lorna, sits at right.

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Wharehuia Milroy. 'Tamarau, Takurua', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1998, updated February 2011. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/2091/takurua-tamarau-and-his-grandchildren (accessed 4 June 2026).