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Henare Te Kuka After several months of serious illness, Henare Te Kuka, an elder of the Ngaiterangi tribe died aged 80. Born on Matakana Island, he served for 18 years as chairman of the school committee and led farming development there for many years. He was an acknowledged authority on Maori protocol and genealogy. He left Matakana Island in 1942, and had lived ever since at Te Puna, where he was buried following a tangi at the Pouterangi marae.

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Te Ao Hou, 1971, Page 3

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Henare Te Kuka Te Ao Hou, 1971, Page 3

Henare Te Kuka Te Ao Hou, 1971, Page 3

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