Mr Metekingi Takarangi

Te Ao Hou, September 1965, Page 64

Mr Metekingi Takarangi The death occurred at Wanganui on 2 July of Mr Metekingi Takarangi. He was aged 83. Known on every marae throughout New Zealand, Mr Takarangi was a member of the Ngati-Hau-Apaparangi tribe and an elder of Putiki Pa. He was interested in and worked for many organisations for the welfare of the Maori people, and was patron of the Whanganui Maori Educational Advancement Committee. He was awarded the M.B.E. in the 1962 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to the Maori people. He was a keen sportsman, his main interests being Rugby, the New Zealand Maori Golf Association and the New Zealand Maori Tennis Association. Many Maori and Pakeha mourners, including visitors from all over the country, attended the funeral at Putiki Pa. Predeceased by his wife, Mr Takarangi is survived by two sons, Te Mooro (Patea) and Mei Hunia (Auckland), and two daughters, Ngaamo (Mrs R. Jury, of Gonville) and Ani Reneta (Mrs R. Davenport, of Putiki). Another son, Wiripo, was killed on active service with the Maori Battalion.