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Biography: Tāreha, Kurupō and Tāreha, Te Roera

Kurupō Tāreha playing golf

Kurupō Tāreha playing golf

Wealthy landowner Kurupō Tāreha was also a champion golfer. He won many golf tournaments, developed the Napier Golf Links, and was one of the founders of the New Zealand Māori Golf Association.

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Angela Ballara and Taape Tareha-O'Reilly. 'Tāreha, Kurupō and Tāreha, Te Roera', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1996, updated April 2022. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/2097/kurupo-tareha-playing-golf (accessed 4 June 2026).