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The life of Dr Apirana Mahuika
Apirana Tuahae Kaukapakapa Mahuika is of Ngāti Porou descent and was born and raised at Whakawhitira and Tikitiki.
He was youngest of the 14 children born to Te Hamana and Tangipo, who were from Rakaimataura and Hinerupe ki Waiapu.
He followed the footsteps of the great Sir Apirana Ngata and attended Te Aute College.
He then went on to university in Auckland where he earned his Bachelor of Arts, the first of many scholastic accolades including an MA from Sydney University, an Honorary PhD from Waikato University.
In he was ordained a minister in the Anglican Church, a role he performed for 52 years, as well as a prestigious teaching career in several schools, including St Stephens College in Auckland, the Correspondence School, Wellington Teachers College, and Victoria, Massey and Waikato Universities.
He was a reo Māori scholar, lending his pen to writing instructional books in te reo learning, children's stories and commentaries on contemporary
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Rethinking Oral History and Tradition: An Indigenous Perspective ,
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Rethinking Oral History and Tradition
Rethinking Oral History and Tradition A n Indigenous Perspective
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