Te Kumeroa Ngoingoi Pēwhairangi
Date of birth / Date established
29 Dec 1921
Date of death / Date closed
29 Jan 1985
Biography
A Ngāti Porou woman who was a performer, teacher, songwriter, cultural advisor and shearer. From Tokomaru Bay, East Coast, North Island. Her maiden name was Ngāwai, and she married Rikirangi Ben Pēwhairangi on 3rd February 1945.
Tania M. Ka'ai. 'Pēwhairangi, Te Kumeroa Ngoingoi', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 2000, updated January, 2002. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/5p25/pewhairangi-te-kumeroa-ngoingoi (accessed 23 May 2022)
Tania M. Ka'ai. 'Pēwhairangi, Te Kumeroa Ngoingoi', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 2000, updated January, 2002. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/5p25/pewhairangi-te-kumeroa-ngoingoi (accessed 23 May 2022)