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Haurongo: Rīwai, Kiti Karaka

Kiti Karaka Rīwai (seated with child, right) in front of the meeting house she helped build at Wairua, Chatham Island, in the 1890s

Kiti Karaka Rīwai (seated with child, right) in front of the meeting house she helped build at Wairua, Chatham Island, in the 1890s

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Preece Family Collection

Reference: 1/2-190171; F

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

Michael King. 'Rīwai, Kiti Karaka', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 1996. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/2901/kiti-karaka-riwai-seated-with-child-right-in-front-of-the-meeting-house-she-helped (accessed 24 June 2026).