Haurongo: Best, Elsdon

Ki mua

Paratene Ngata (right), Elsdon Best (centre) and John Nukunuku (left)

Whai muri

Paratene Ngata (right) sits on the verandah of his son Apirana's bungalow at Waiomatatini, with ethnologist Elsdon Best. Seated at left is John Nukunuku.

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Jeffrey Sissons. 'Best, Elsdon', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 1993. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/2423/paratene-ngata-right-elsdon-best-centre-and-john-nukunuku-left-0 (accessed 4 June 2026).