Purakau Maika (1851 or 1852 – 4 August 1917) was a New Zealand newspaper editor and publisher. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngāti Kahungunu and Rangitāne iwi.[1] He was born in New Zealand in about 1852, and died at Hurunuiorangi Pā, Gladstone, on 4 August 1917.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Ballara, Angela. "Purakau Maika". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Personal items". Wairarapa Daily News. 7 August 1917. p. 5. Retrieved 16 July 2017.



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