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. He was born in Gisborne,

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on 13 May 1834.

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1834 births 1898 deaths Interpreters New Zealand public servants People from Gisborne, New Zealand Rongowhakaata people Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti people New Zealand Māori public servants New Zealand genealogists 19th-century translators {{NewZealand-gov-bio-stub