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Kaaro, Ani
?–?
Ngāpuhi leader, prophet
Kahutia, Riperata
1838/1839?–1887
Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki woman of mana
Kaihau, Hēnare
1854/1860?–1920
Ngāti Te Ata leader, politician, adviser...
Kaikoura Whakatau
?–1868
Ngāi Tahu leader
Kain, Edgar James
1918–1940
Military aviator
Kain, Frances Ida
1908–1997
Dietitian, women’s air force leader
Kaiwhata, Pāora
?–1892
Ngāti Kahungunu leader
Kāmira, Himiona Tūpākihi
1880–1953
Te Aupōuri and Te Rarawa historian and g...
Kane, Amy Grace
1879–1979
Journalist, community leader
Kapa, Mutu Paratene
1870–1968
Te Aupouri and Waikato leader, sportsman...
Kapua, Eramiha Neke
1867/1875?–1955
Ngāti Tarāwhai carver, tohunga, farmer
Karaitiana, Rangi Ruru Wānanga
1909–1970
Rangitāne and Ngāti Kahungunu; labourer,...
Karetai
?–1860
Ngāi Tahu leader
Karika, Pā George
1893–1949
Rarotongan leader, clerk, soldier, farme...
Karira
?–1867
Policeman
Kavanagh, John Patrick
1913–1985
Catholic bishop, educationalist
Kawepō, Rēnata Tama-ki-Hikurangi
?–1888
Ngāi Te Ūpokoiri and Ngāti Kahungunu lea...
Kawharu, Ian Hugh
1927–2006
Te Taoū, Ngāti Whātua, Mahurehure; ranga...
Kawiti, Kirihi Te Riri Maihi
1877–1964
Ngāti Hine leader, farmer, genealogist
Kawiti, Maihi Parāone
1807–1889
Ngāti Hine leader
Kawiti, Te Ruki
?–1854
Ngāpuhi leader, warrior
Kay, Cyril Eyton
1902–1993
Aviator, military leader
Keesing, Henry
1791–1879
Shopkeeper, financier, community leader
Keiha, Kīngi Āreta
1900–1961
Rongowhakaata, Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki, Te A...
Keller, Nettie Florence
1875–1974
Doctor, Seventh-day Adventist, social re...
Kelliher, Henry Joseph
1896–1991
Businessman, brewer, publisher, managing...
Kelling, Carl Friederich Christian
1818–1898
Emigration agent, farmer, community lead...
Kelling, Johann Friederich August
1820–1909
Emigration agent, farmer, community lead...
Kells, Isabella Foster Rogers
1861–1938
Teacher, postmistress, community leader
Kelly, Annie Elizabeth
1877–1946
Artist
Kelly, James Joseph
1877–1939
Catholic priest, editor
Kelly, Leslie George
1906–1959
Ngāti Mahuta; journalist, engine-driver,...
Kelsey, Lavinia Jane
1856–1948
Kindergarten founder, teacher
Kelso, Elizabeth
1889–1967
Journalist, editor, community leader
Kemp, Charlotte
1790–1860
Missionary
Kemp, James
1797–1872
Missionary
Kemp, Joseph William
1872–1933
Baptist minister, fundamentalist and rev...
Kempthorne, Thomas Whitelock
1834?–1915
Manufacturing chemist, businessman
Kendall, Thomas
1778 (uncertain)–1832
Missionary, orthographer, linguist
Kennedy, David
1864–1936
Catholic priest, astronomer, teacher
Kennedy, Martin
1839/1840?–1916
Merchant, mine owner, businessman, Catho...
Kennedy, Rodney Eric
1909–1989
Artist, art critic, pacifist, drama tuto...
Kenny, Alice Annie
1875–1960
Poet, short-story writer, novelist
Kent-Johnston, Agnes Gilmour
1893–1981
Community leader, broadcaster
Kent, John Rodolphus
?–1837
Naval officer, trader
Kent, Thelma Rene
1899–1946
Photographer
Kerridge, Robert James
1901–1979
Businessman, cinema proprietor, film dis...
Kettle, Charles Henry
1821–1862
Surveyor, public servant, farmer
Keyworth, Andrew Stanley
1923–1996
Master mariner
Kidd, James Hutton
1877–1945
Horticulturist, community leader
Kidson, Charles
1867–1908
Art teacher, artist, craftsman, sculptor
Kidson, Edward
1882–1939
Meteorologist, scientific administrator
Kidson, Elsa Beatrice
1905–1979
Soil scientist, sculptor
Kinder, John
1819–1903
Anglican clergyman, teacher, artist, pho...
King, Frederic Truby
1858–1938
Bank clerk, asylum superintendent, child...
King, George Augustus
1885–1917
Sheepfarmer, military leader
King, Martha
1802/1803?–1897
Teacher, artist, gardener
King, Mary Harriet McGowan
1884–1967
Teacher, principal, businesswoman, polit...
King, Michael
1945–2004
Historian, biographer, journalist, write...
King, Newton
1855–1927
Auctioneer, merchant, businessman
King, Peter Frank
1916–1962
Soldier, guide, wildlife ranger
Kippenberger, Howard Karl
1897–1957
Lawyer, military leader, historian
Kirby, Mary Kostka
1863–1952
Catholic nun
Kirk, Cybele Ethel
1870–1957
Temperance and welfare worker, teacher
Kirk, Harry Borrer
1859–1948
School inspector, biologist, university ...
Kirk, Norman Eric
1923–1974
Stationary-engine driver, politician, pr...
Kirk, Thomas
1828–1898
Botanist, teacher, public servant, write...
Kirk, Thomas William
1856–1936
Biologist, scientific administrator
Kirkpatrick, Samuel
1853/1854?–1925
Businessman
Kissel, Frederick Templeton Manheim
1881–1962
Engineer, engineering administrator
Kissling, Margaret
1808–1891
Homemaker, teacher, missionary
Knight, Charles
1808?–1891
Doctor, public servant, botanist
Knox, Walter James
1919–1991
Truck driver, watersider, trade unionist
Kōhere, Hēnare Mōkena
1880–1916
Ngāti Porou; farmer, soldier
Kōhere, Mōkena
?–1894
Ngāti Porou leader, assessor, politician
Kōhere, Rēweti Tūhorouta
1871–1954
Ngāti Porou; Anglican clergyman, newspap...
Kokoro-Barrett, Hīria
1870–1943
Ngāi Tahu and Ngāti Māmoe woman of mana,...
Koreneff, Sidney
1918–1997
French Resistance worker, newspaper mana...
Korokī Te Rata Mahuta Pōtatau Te Wherowhero
1908/1909?–1966
Ngāti Mahuta; Māori King
Kosovich, Ante
1879–1958
Gum-digger, balladeer, poet, writer
Krippner, Martin
1817–1894
Soldier, coloniser, postmaster, teacher
Kühtze, Frederick Joseph
1833–1901
Brewer
Kūkūtai, Waata Pihikete
?–1867
Waikato leader, farmer, assessor
Kynnersley, Thomas Alfred Sneyd
1839–1874
Goldfields administrator, magistrate, po...