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Haurongo: Kawharu, Ian Hugh

Te Taumata Rangatira o Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei

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Three men stand at a microphone with a crowd of people behind them. Kawharu and Robinson wear suits, while Paora, an elderly man, wears a kahukiwi (Māori cloak of kiwi feathers).

Tū rangatira ana a Hugh Kawharu hei tumu whakarae mō tōna iwi o Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei. Whakaahua ana tēnei i a ia i te marama o Hepetema 1965, ki tētahi maumaharatanga ā-tau mō Kāwana Wiremu Hopihana ki te wāhi tapu o Symonds Street ki Tāmaki Makaurau. Ka karu hōmiromiro mai ana tērā whakarerenga a Hobson i roto i ngā tekau tau e heke mai ana. Kei te taha o Kawharu e tū ana te Koro Matua Tā Dove-Myer Robinson (waenganui), me tō Kawharu matua tupuna a James Te Hīkoi Paora (1872–1965).

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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/232055 (accessed 4 June 2026).