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Story: Kaumātua – Māori elders

Haehaeora Te Rangitakatu with her mokopuna

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Haehaeora Te Rangitakatu with her mokopuna

Haehaeora Te Rangitakatu is shown here carrying her mokopuna (grandchild) on her back in 1948. Elders often played a significant role in raising their mokopuna.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Whites Aviation Collection

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Rawinia Higgins and Paul Meredith, Kaumātua – Māori elders – Kaumātua as repositories of knowledge and nurturers, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/28365/haehaeora-te-rangitakatu-with-her-mokopuna (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Rawinia Higgins and Paul Meredith, published 11 April 2011.

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Te Waa
13 March 2023
Beautiful photo of a loving Kuia. Her Mokopuna shown in this photo would be Lance Te Waa, Son of Jos Te Waa (Haehaeora's Son).