Ngata Prosser Pitcaithly (26 September 1906 – 28 April 1991) was a New Zealand principal and educationalist. He was born in

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, New Zealand in 1906. Not from

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-ancestry, his Australian-born mother liked Māori names and all the children were given one. Pitcaithly did develop an interest in

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and made outstanding contributions to Māori education. He died at

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in 1991.

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1906 births 1991 deaths People educated at Nelson College People from Waimate New Zealand schoolteachers {{NewZealand-bio-stub