Mr Te Tane Tukaki

Te Ao Hou, March 1964, Page 64

Mr Te Tane Tukaki The death occurred recently at his home in Te Kaha of Mr Te Tane Tukaki, aged 77 years. Te Tane Tukaki, who was a retired farmer, was the son of Tukaki of the Whanau-a-Apanui tribe and Heni Kamaea Kahaki of the Ngati-Porou tribe. He was a fine orator and leader, and one of the last from a generation gifted in the remembering of the geneaological tables and history of the Whanau-a-Apanui and Ngati-Porou tribes. He was a member of the Anglican Church, and a firm believer in the unity of the two races, doing much to promote this feeling of unity among those with whom he came in contact. For a number of years he was a member of the local tribal and school committees. It was at his request that the Education Department recently changed the name of the Te Kaha Maori District High School to the Te Whanau-a-Apanui District High School Mr Tukaki gave to the school the Whanau-a-Apanui saying, ‘Ka tu te toka ki Takore’ (The steadfast rock of Takore). He is survived by two sons, five daughters, and a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren.