Te Pairi Tūterangi

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Te Pairi Tūterangi (?–1954) was a notable New Zealand tribal leader, tohunga, orator, carver and weaver. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Tuhoe iwi. He was born in Maungapohatu, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.[1] Some of his most well known carvings include the meeting houses at Te Maungaroa and Whakarae in the Waimana Valley, and at Ōmuriwaka.[1][2] Tūterangi played Te Kooti in the 1927 film The Te Kooti Trail.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Temara, Pou. "Te Pairi Tuterangi". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  2. No label or title -- debug: Q58623341, Wikidata Q58623341
  3. "The Te Kooti trail, 1927". teara.govt.nz. 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2023.