Mrs Takekore Manuera

Te Ao Hou, September 1962, Page 63

Mrs Takekore Manuera Mrs Takekore Manuera, of Kaitaia, died recently at her home. She was 56 years of age. Her body was laid to rest at Te Kao cemetery beside that of her father, Eru Ihaka, late leader of the Aupouri tribe. The gathering at the tangi was one of the largest held in the district since the death of her father in 1937. Relatives gathered from far afield, including two of her sons who are in the army. Eru Manuera is a cadet at the Officers' Training School, Portsea, Melbourne, Australia, and his brother Rawhiti is stationed at Papakura Military Camp. The funeral service was conducted by one of her brothers, the Rev. Kingi Ihaka, Wellington, and the Rev. H. Parsons. Her death marked the passing of a distinguished member of the Maori race, both from her descent (she is a great grand-daughter of Paraone Ngaruhe, one of the two chiefs who signed the Treaty of Waitangi on behalf of Te Aupouri) and from her character. Mrs Manuera had come to live in Kaitaia in 1949 after the appointment of her husband as Maori Welfare Officer for the Mangonui and Whangaroa districts. She is survived by her husband and three sons. Mr Hemi Manuera Jnr. is a member of the office staff of the Kaitaia Dairy Company. The two younger sons, after successful careers as pupils of Kaitaia College, each became head prefect, won the William Robert Friar Memorial prize for the best cadet in the Northern Military District, and chose military careers.