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Haurongo: Jones, Michael Rotohiko

Haurongo tūhonohono

Māori leaders of Gisborne, photographed in the early twentieth century

Balneavis, Hēnare Te Raumoa Huatahi

1880–1940

Ngāi Tāmanuhiri and Te Whakatōhea; interpreter, private secretary, public administrator

Fraser, Peter

1884–1950

Labourer, trade unionist, journalist, politician, prime minister

Te Kirihaehae Te Puea Hērangi

Hērangi, Te Kirihaehae Te Puea

1883–1952

Waikato woman of mana, Kīngitanga leader

Pei Te Hurinui Jones (left), Korokī (centre), and Te Kiri Katipa

Jones, Pei Te Hurinui

1898–1976

Ngāti Maniapoto leader, interpreter, land officer, writer, translator, genealogist

Langstone, Frank

1881–1969

Restaurateur, politician

Mason, Henry Greathead Rex

1885–1975

Lawyer, politician, monetary reformer

McLagan, Angus

1891–1956

Miner, trade unionist, political activist, politician

Apirana Turupa Ngata, about 1905

Ngata, Apirana Turupa

1874–1950

Ngāti Porou leader, land reformer, politician, scholar

Te Rangiātaahua Kiniwē Royal, 1956

Royal, Te Rangiātaahua Kiniwē

1896–1965

Ngāti Raukawa and Ngāti Tamaterā leader, land officer, Maori welfare officer, soldier, sportsman

Eruera Tīhema Te Āika Tirikātene, 1932

Tirikātene, Eruera Tīhema Te Āika

1895–1967

Ngāi Tahu; farmer, marine engineer, Rātana leader, politician

Williams, Herbert William

1860–1937

Anglican bishop, Maori linguist

Biographies that mention Jones, Michael Rotohiko

Szászy, Miraka

1921–2001

Ngāti Kurī, Te Aupōuri, Te Rarawa woman of mana, educator, leader

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Reimana Rotohiko Jones. 'Jones, Michael Rotohiko', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 1998. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/biographies/127249/related-biographies (accessed 4 June 2026).