Biography: Love, Eruera Te Whiti o Rongomai

Rīpeka Wharawhara Love with her children

Rīpeka Wharawhara Love and her children wore traditional costume for this photograph taken at the family's Wellington residence in 1916. Rīpeka stands at right rear, with her daughter Hana beside her, and sons Wi Hapi, Ralph and Eruera from left in front.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Albert Percy Godber Collection (PA-Group-00048)

Reference: APG-0684-1/2; G

Photograph by Albert Percy Godber

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How to cite this page

Susan Love De Miguel. 'Love, Eruera Te Whiti o Rongomai', 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/621/ripeka-wharawhara-love-with-her-children (accessed 4 June 2026).