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Haurongo: Kawharu, Ian Hugh

Ko Tā Hugh Kawharu rāua ko Nelson Mandela

A profile photograph showing Mandela and Kawharu engaged in a hōngi (pressing noses together in greeting). Kawharu wears a kahukiwi (Māori cloak of kiwi feathers).

Ka pōwhiritia ōkawahia e Tā Hugh Kawharu, rangatira o Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei mana whenua, ki te tokomaha o ngā manukura o tarawāhi ka tau mai nei ki Tāmaki Makaurau. I konei, e pōwhiri ana ia ki a Nelson Mandela (taha matau), te perehitene o Awherika ki te Tonga i te tau 1995.

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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/232059 (accessed 4 June 2026).