He Tipua: The Life and Times of Sir Apirana Ngata. FIRST EDITION by Ranginui Walker.

He Tipua: The Life and Times of Sir Apirana Ngata by Ranginui Walker.

Publisher: Viking/Penguin, 2001 First Edition. VERY RARE.

Very good hardback with jacket, binding firm, some minor rubbing and bumping to edges, small blemish to back board, name and date to ffep, pages very good. Jacket has some light shelf-wear, minor marks. 443 pages, illustrated.

A biography of Maori leader Sir Apirana Ngata. It describes in detail the huge impact Ngata had on the social, cultural, economic and political landscape of New Zealand. Scholar, author, farmer, churchman, developer of Maori farming, builder of meeting houses, father of the Maori Battalion, supporter of Maori sport, promoter of the Maori cultural revival, teacher, poet, promoter of Maori broadcasting, developer of Maori education, fundraiser extraordinaire - Sir Apirana Ngata created a new path of reconciliation between Maori and Pakeha and helped build an enduring Maori recovery.

ALL PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK.

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