DEATH AT 112 YEARS
CHIEF IN THE WAIKATO TANGI TO BE HELD [prom our own correspondent] PUTARURU, Saturday A chief of the Ngatimaliana tribe, Kauia Tapuke, died at the Mjiungakaretu Pa, near Putaruru, this morning. A prominent figure known throughout South Auckland, Tapuke was reputedly 112 years of age. His long life was spent entirely within the Waikato district. Tapuke's sister, who died in 1921, was 103 years old. A tkngi will bo held at the pa next week, when large numbers of Maoris from many districts are expected to bo present.
Among the chief's many descendants is the present Maori "king." He is survived by three daughters and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21853, 16 July 1934, Page 8
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