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Haurongo: Hura, Maata Te Reo

Maata Rātana (left) and her sister, Piki-te-ora, photographed in traditional dress before their departure overseas, 1924

Maata Rātana (left) and her sister, Piki-te-ora, photographed in traditional dress before their departure overseas, 1924

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: PAColl-5932-40

Photograph by Z. A. Morton

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

Angela Ballara. 'Hura, Maata Te Reo', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 2000, whakahou March 2010. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/481/maata-ratana-left-and-her-sister-piki-te-ora-photographed-in-traditional-dress-before (accessed 15 July 2026).