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Biography: Rīwai, Kiti Karaka

Kiti Karaka Rīwai at Wairua, Chatham Island, in the 1890s

Kiti Karaka Rīwai (seated with child, right) in front of the meeting house she helped build at Wairua, Chatham Island, in the 1890s

Kiti Karaka Rīwai (seated with child, right) in front of the meeting house she helped build at Wairua, Chatham Island, in the 1890s

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Preece Family Collection

Reference: 1/2-190171; F

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Michael King. 'Rīwai, Kiti Karaka', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1996. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/2901/kiti-karaka-riwai-seated-with-child-right-in-front-of-the-meeting-house-she-helped (accessed 23 June 2026).