Story: Cooper, Whina

Carver Wiremu Te Ranga (Piri) Poutapu (seated, left) after receiving the MBE honour in 1974

Carver Wiremu Te Ranga (Piri) Poutapu (seated, left) after receiving the MBE honour in 1974

At his 1974 investiture Piri Poutapu was photographed with other Māori award recipients, including Arthur Turiki Anderson (standing left), Whina Cooper (seated right), and Tumanako Reweti (standing right).

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Michael King. 'Cooper, Whina', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 2000. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/5c32/cooper-whina (accessed 20 April 2024)