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Biography: Mahupuku, Hāmuera Tamahau

Memorial to Hāmuera Tamahau Mahupuku at Papawai, Wairarapa

Memorial to Hāmuera Tamahau Mahupuku at Papawai, Wairarapa

This memorial to H. T. Mahupuku, unveiled in 1952, incorporates pieces of a 1911 monument which was damaged by earthquakes in 1942.

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Angela Ballara. 'Mahupuku, Hāmuera Tamahau', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1993. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/2684/memorial-to-hamuera-tamahau-mahupuku-at-papawai-wairarapa (accessed 4 June 2026).