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Henare Tenana Bay of Islands elder Henare Poutawera Clendon Tenana died at his home in Rawhiti at the age of 75. He was chief of the Ngati Kuta and an elder of the Ngati Hine sub-tribe. Mr Tenana had been a farmer most of his life. Active in many community projects, he was a former chairman of the Rawhiti Maori Committee, a trustee of the Rawhiti marae, and a founder member of the original Waitangi National Trust. He was also a foundation member of the committee that organised the laying on Mount Takanae of a memorial stone to Kupe, the great navigator. He is survived by his wife and 11 children.

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Te Ao Hou, 1971, Page 2

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Henare Tenana Te Ao Hou, 1971, Page 2

Henare Tenana Te Ao Hou, 1971, Page 2

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