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Biography: Ngārimu, Te Moananui-a-Kiwa

Relatives of Te Moananui-a-Kiwa Ngarimu

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Relatives of Te Moananui-a-Kiwa Ngarimu

Te Moananui-a-Kiwa Ngarimu's parents, Maraea (left) and Hamuera (centre), accepted his posthumous Victoria Cross at a special hui in 1943. Also present was his aunt, Materoa Reedy (right), who made the principal speech of welcome.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PA-Group-00685)

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Whai Ngata. 'Ngārimu, Te Moananui-a-Kiwa', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 2000, updated January 2002. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/2482/relatives-of-te-moananui-a-kiwa-ngarimu (accessed 4 June 2026).