Mr Rangihuatau Hikaka

Te Ao Hou, June 1962, Page 64

Mr Rangihuatau Hikaka The death occurred on January 15 of Mr Rangihuatau Hikaka, senior member of a widely known South Taranaki family. He was in his 64th year. A grandson of Hone Pihama, the influential chief who played so large a part in the securing of peace after the Taranaki wars of the 60s, Mr Hikaka spent most of his life at Oeo where he was engaged in dairy farming. Mr Hikaka was a member of the Taranaki Maori Trust Board, representing Nga Ruahine. During the Second World War he served in the traffic control section of the Emergency Precautions Service. A keen and competent player of a number of sports, Mr Hikaka's main interest lay in Rugby football. He represented Taranaki Maoris, and took an active interest in coaching. Mr Hikaka is survived by his wife, Mrs Huna Mary Hikaka, a sister, Mrs I. Rongonui, six sons and eight daughters.