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Haurongo: Parker, William Leonard

Haurongo tūhonohono

Apirana Turupa Ngata, about 1905

Ngata, Apirana Turupa

1874–1950

Ngāti Porou leader, land reformer, politician, scholar

Te Hau, Matiu Te Auripo

1912–1978

Te Whakatōhea; teacher, educationalist, community leader

Williams, Herbert William

1860–1937

Anglican bishop, Maori linguist

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Broughton, Rangiāhuta Alan Herewini Ruka

1940–1986

Ngā Rauru; tohunga, Anglican priest, university lecturer

Ngata, Hēnare Kōhere

1917–2011

Ngāti Porou; leader, soldier, accountant

Orbell, Margaret

1934–2006

Māori literature scholar and author

Kuini Te Tau, photographed during the 1990s

Te Tau, Katarina Kuini Wharerauaruhe

1899–1998

Ngāi Tahu leader, welfare worker, community leader

Maharaia Winiata addresses an audience

Winiata, Maharaia

1912–1960

Ngāti Ranginui leader, Methodist minister, teacher, anthropologist, broadcaster, community leader

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Piripi Walker. 'Parker, William Leonard', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 2000, whakahou January 2002. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/biographies/128025/related-biographies (accessed 4 June 2026).