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Sir Āpirana Turupa Ngata
- Sir Āpirana Turupa Ngata (3 July 1874 – 14 July 1950)
- prominent New Zealand politician and lawyer.
- described as the foremost Māori politician to have ever served in Parliament
- Āpirana and Arihia had eleven children; six girls and five boys.
- Ngata was also heavily involved in the protection and advancement of Māori culture among Māori themselves, giving particular attention to promoting the haka, poi dancing, and traditional carving
- He was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal in 1935
- Ngata died in Waiomatatini on 14 July 1950. He is remembered for his great contributions to Māori culture and language. His image appears on New Zealand's $50 note.
- Ngata died in Waiomatatini on 14 July 1950. He is remembered for his great contributions to Māori culture and language. His image appears on New Zealand's $50 note.
- He was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal in 1935
- Ngata was also heavily involved in the protection and advancement of Māori culture among Māori themselves, giving particular attention to promoting the haka, poi dancing, and traditional carving
- Āpirana and Arihia had eleven children; six girls and five boys.
- described as the foremost Māori politician to have ever served in Parliament
- also known for his work in promoting and protecting Māori culture and language.
- Ngata was born in Te Araroa (then called Kawakawa)
- His iwi was Ngāti Porou.
- father was Paratene Ngata, a tribal leader and expert in traditional lore, and his mother was Katerina Naki, the daughter of an itinerant Scot, Abel Knox.
- Ngata attended Te Aute College, where he received a Pākehā-style education.
- scholarship to Canterbury University College (now the University of Canterbury
- studied political science and law. He gained a BA in politics
- first Māori to complete a degree at a New Zealand university
- then gained an LL.B. at the University of Auckland
- the first New Zealander, Māori or Pakeha, to gain a double degree.
- married 16-year-old Arihia Kane Tamati who was also of the Ngāti Porou iwi.
- married 16-year-old Arihia Kane Tamati who was also of the Ngāti Porou iwi.
- the first New Zealander, Māori or Pakeha, to gain a double degree.
- then gained an LL.B. at the University of Auckland
- first Māori to complete a degree at a New Zealand university
- studied political science and law. He gained a BA in politics
- scholarship to Canterbury University College (now the University of Canterbury
- Ngata attended Te Aute College, where he received a Pākehā-style education.
- father was Paratene Ngata, a tribal leader and expert in traditional lore, and his mother was Katerina Naki, the daughter of an itinerant Scot, Abel Knox.
- His iwi was Ngāti Porou.
- Ngata was born in Te Araroa (then called Kawakawa)
- prominent New Zealand politician and lawyer.
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