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Haurongo: Papakura, Mākereti

Haurongo tūhonohono

Frederick Augustus Bennett, 1928

Bennett, Frederick Augustus

1871–1950

Ngāti Whakaue; Anglican clergyman and bishop

Peter Henry Buck

Buck, Peter Henry

1877 (year uncertain)–1951

Ngāti Mutunga; doctor, military leader, health administrator, politician, anthropologist, museum director

Sophia Hinerangi, March 1898

Hinerangi, Sophia

1830 to 1834 (year uncertain)–1911

Ngāti Ruanui; tourist guide

Apirana Turupa Ngata, about 1905

Ngata, Apirana Turupa

1874–1950

Ngāti Porou leader, land reformer, politician, scholar

Māui Pōmare alongside a raupō whare at the Christchurch exhibition in 1906 or 1907

Pōmare, Māui Wiremu Piti Naera

1875 to 1876 (year uncertain)–1930

Ngāti Mutunga and Ngāti Toa; medical officer, Māori health reformer, politician

Mita Taupopoki

Taupopoki, Mita

1845 to 1846 (year uncertain)–1935

Tūhourangi and Ngāti Wāhiao leader

Biographies that mention Papakura, Mākereti

Rangitīaria Dennan about 1939

Dennan, Rangitīaria

1897–1970

Ngāti Tarāwhai woman of mana, teacher, tourist guide

Hill, Alfred Francis

1870–1960

Violinist, composer, conductor

Horomona, Maata

1893–1939

Ngāti Whakaue; actress

Waitere, Tene

1853 to 1854 (year uncertain)–1931

Ngāti Tarāwhai carver

Williams, Anna Maria

1839–1929

Teacher, school principal

Tāngia te kōrero katoa

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

June Northcroft-Grant. 'Papakura, Mākereti', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 1996. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/biographies/128007/related-biographies (accessed 4 June 2026).