Apirana Ngata
Appearance
Ko Tā Apirana Turupa Ngata nō Ngāti Porou, he Mema Pāremata 1905-1943. I whānau mai ki Te Araroa nō te 3 Hōngongoi 1874, i mate i te 14 Hōngongoi 1950. I kuraina ia ki Waiomatatini, ki Te Aute, a, ko ia te Maori tuatahi i haere ki te Whare Wananga Whare Wānanga o Waitaha, me te Whare Wānanga o Tāmaki-makau-rau. Ko ia te kaitito o te waiata nei, He Putiputi Pai.
Nāna hoki te whakataukī rongonui nei:
- E tipu, e rea mō ngā rā o tou ao
- Ko ō ringa ki te rākau a te Pākehā
- Hei ora mō tō tinana
- Ko tō ngākau ki ngā taonga a ō tīpuna
- Hei tikitiki mō tō mahunga
- Ko tō wairua ki Te Atua
- Nāna nei ngā mea katoa.