Ngata, Arihia Kane (1879–1929)

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Ngata, Arihia Kane (1879–1929)

New Zealand tribal leader. Name variations: Arihia Kane Tamati. Born Arihia Kane Tamati, in 1879, at Whareponga on East Coast of North Island, New Zealand; died April 18, 1929, at Waiomatatini, New Zealand; dau. of Tuta Tamati and Mere arihi Kakano; m. Apirana Turupa Ngata (lawyer), 1895; children:7 daughters, 8 sons.

After husband elected to Parliament, became highly rgarded for her successful work with Ngati Porou young people; during WWI, helped organize fund-raising events and provided hospitality to Maori tribesmen who enlisted. Member of British Empire (1918).

See also Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (Vol. 3).

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