Sir Āpirana Ngata
New ZealandpoliticianMaleb. 18768.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Sir Āpirana Ngata was a distinguished Māori leader, politician, and advocate for Māori rights in New Zealand during the 20th century. He played a crucial role in promoting Māori land development and education, and his efforts were instrumental in the social and economic upliftment of Māori communities.
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Experts say the collection is also significant for its images of Sir Āpirana Ngata’s Māori land development scheme and Māori communities.
Country Life: The farm photographer who captured a changing New ZealandNew Zealand· 2026-09-22
Sir Apirana Ngata was a legendary politician from the same area as Tangaere-Manuel and featured in her maiden speech.
Labour’s Cushla Tangaere-Manuel emerging as key Māori voice in ParliamentNew Zealand· 2026-07-09
He was unlikely to have obtained any seed from that source unless one of his many peers and mentors – people such as Sir Apirana Ngata, Peter Buck, and Maui Pomare – put him in touch with locals there.
Yellow and orange pōhutukawa: How rare blooms emerged around NZNew Zealand· 2025-12-06
Māori Battalion soldiers who fought (and died) for equality of citizenship under the treaty at the encouragement of our whanaunga Sir Āpirana Ngata.
Aaron Smale: Nicola Willis shows “utter arrogance” by describing Treaty of Waitangi concepts as “nebulous”New Zealand· 2025-11-25
Sir Apirana Ngata was a prominent figure who also wanted Wi Huata on the front line with the soldiers.
Portrait honours Māori Battalion chaplain Wi HuataNew Zealand· 2025-03-25
Sir Āpirana Ngata is referenced as part of a long tradition of Māori leaders on the right of the political spectrum.
Aaron Smale: PM’s disastrous handling of Treaty Principles Bill might yet be his undoingNew Zealand· 2025-03-19
Sir Āpirana Ngata called for Māori to pay 'the price of citizenship' during World War II.
Home truths: What an NZ journalist had to learn to write about povertyNew Zealand· 2025-03-13
