Biography: Ngata, Apirana Turupa

Apirana Ngata and his son Henare, 1948

At the Victoria College graduation ceremony in May 1948 Apirana Ngata received an honorary Doctorate of Literature and his youngest son Henare graduated Bachelor of Arts.

Using this item

Alexander Turnbull Library, Leo Fowler Papers

Reference: Similar to: PAColl-6388-14

Photograph by C. P. S. Boyer

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

How to cite this page

M. P. K. Sorrenson. 'Ngata, Apirana Turupa', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1996. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/797/apirana-ngata-and-his-son-henare-1948 (accessed 19 June 2026).