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Biography: Korokī Te Rata Mahuta Pōtatau Te Wherowhero

King Korokī speaks, 1938

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Hear Korokī's first public speech, on 17 March 1938 at the opening of the meeting house Tūrongo at Ngāruawāhia. He speaks a brief welcome in Māori, introduced by Charles Bennett and translated afterwards by Pei Te Hurinui Jones. (1 min 54 sec)

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Angela Ballara. 'Korokī Te Rata Mahuta Pōtatau Te Wherowhero', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1998. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/speech/29/king-koroki-speaks-1938 (accessed 4 June 2026).