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Haurongo: Ngata, Apirana Turupa

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Pae tukutuku

Pounamu – Apirana Ngata 1874–1950

Watch this 1990 episode of Pounamu about Sir Apirana Ngata.

Rārangi pukapuka

Butterworth, G. V. 'The politics of adaptation: the career of Sir Apirana Ngata, 1874–1928.' MA thesis, Victoria, 1969

Hill, R.S. State authority, indigenous autonomy: Crown-Maori relations in New Zealand/Aotearoa 1900–1950. Wellington, 2004

Ngata, A. & P. Buck. Na to hoa aroha: from your dear friend. Ed. M. P. K. Sorrenson. 3 vols. Auckland, 1986–88

Polynesian Society. Sir Apirana Ngata memorial tribute. Wellington, 1951

Ramsden, G. E. O. Sir Apirana Ngata and Maori culture. Wellington, 1948

Walker, Ranginui. He tipua: the life and times of Sir Apirana Ngata. Auckland, 2001

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

M. P. K. Sorrenson. 'Ngata, Apirana Turupa', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 1996. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/biographies/127878/sources (accessed 4 June 2026).