Apirana Ngata
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Ko Tā Apirana Turupa Ngata nō Ngāti Porou, he Mema Pāremata 1905-1943. I whānau mai ki Te Araroa nō te 3 Hōngongoi 1874, ka mate i te 14 Hōngongoi 1950. I kuraina ia ki Waiomatatini, ki Te Aute, ki te 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 i ngā rā o tō ao
- Tō ringa ki te rākau a te Pākehā
- Hei oranga mō tō tinana
- Tō ngākau ki ngā taonga a ō tūpuna
- Hei tikitiki mō tō mahunga
- Tō wairua ki Te Atua
- Nāna nei ngā mea katoa.