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MR WILLIAM HAPI PUKETAPU Mr William Hapi Puketapu, 35, of Lower Hutt, died last August. A large assembly of mourners attended the tangi, including numbers of the deceased's kinfolk from Picton and Taranaki. The deceased was the son of Mr Peter Puketapu, a younger brother of Mr Ihaia Puketapu, the well-known leader of the Waiwhetu community. Mr Puketapu was a much respected member of the Maori community in the Hutt Valley. He is survived by his widow and five children.

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Te Ao Hou, December 1961, Page 3

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MR WILLIAM HAPI PUKETAPU Te Ao Hou, December 1961, Page 3

MR WILLIAM HAPI PUKETAPU Te Ao Hou, December 1961, Page 3