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Biography: Waitoa, Rota

Rota Waitoa, the first Māori to be ordained in the Anglican church

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Rota Waitoa, the first Māori to be ordained in the Anglican church

Rota Waitoa, the first Māori to be ordained in the Anglican church

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G. J. Dempsey. 'Waitoa, Rota', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1990. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/2130/rota-waitoa-the-first-maori-to-be-ordained-in-the-anglican-church (accessed 8 July 2026).