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Haurongo: Kawharu, Ian Hugh

Tā Hugh Kawharu

A head and shoulders portrait taken in later life, with Hugh Kawharu in a suit jacket and a tie decorated with Māori designs. He’s seated in front of Tumutumuwhenua, the wharenui (meeting house), at Ōrākei.

Tā Hugh Kawharu, he rangatira, he tohunga matararahi o te mātauranga tikanga tāngata.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Margaret Kawharu. 'Kawharu, Ian Hugh', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 2023. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/node/232049 (accessed 4 June 2026).