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Biography: Taupopoki, Mita

Mita Taupopoki

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Mita Taupopoki

Mita Taupopoki's rank, bearing and traditional knowledge made him much in demand at official occasions. This photograph, which shows him wearing the New Zealand medal, may have been taken when the Prince of Wales visited Rotorua in 1920.

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Reference: <a href="https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22890718">PAColl-7344-23</a>

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.

How to cite this page

Peter Waaka. 'Taupopoki, Mita', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1993. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/2098/mita-taupopoki (accessed 24 June 2026).