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Mrs Te Keehi Kati Mrs Te Keehi Kati died at her home in Oruaiwi, Taringamotu Valley, on 3 February. She was 95. Mrs Kati, widow of Maraku Kati, was a granddaughter of the Maori poetess Puhiwahine and Johann Wolfgang Goethe. He is said to be a descendant of the German poet-playwright-philosopher. Mrs Kati settled with her first husband, Meihana, chief of the Parekawa, sub-tribe of the Tuwharetoas, on the western side of Lake Taupo, and lived there after his death. Subsequently she married Maraku Kati and after his death, nearly 10 years ago, she settled in Oruaiwi near Taumarunui. She was an elder of the Hinemihi sub-tribe and a member of the Tuwharetoa tribe.

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Te Ao Hou, June 1966, Page 3

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Mrs Te Keehi Kati Te Ao Hou, June 1966, Page 3

Mrs Te Keehi Kati Te Ao Hou, June 1966, Page 3