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Haurongo: Waitoa, Rota

Rota Waitoa, the first Māori to be ordained in the Anglican church

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Rota Waitoa, the first Māori to be ordained in the Anglican church

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: PA2-2834

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

G. J. Dempsey. 'Waitoa, Rota', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 1990. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/2130/rota-waitoa-the-first-maori-to-be-ordained-in-the-anglican-church (accessed 4 June 2026).