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Haurongo: Ah Chan, Joe

Joe Ah Chan

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Joe Ah Chan

Market gardener and winemaker Joe Ah Chan was also a founding member of the Chinese nationalist party, the Kuomintang. He is pictured here wearing a medal awarded to him by Sun Yat-sen.

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Wesley Ah Chan. 'Ah Chan, Joe', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 1998. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/46437/joe-ah-chan (accessed 4 June 2026).