Pine Taiapa

Pineamine "Pine" Taiapa (1901–1972) was a notable New Zealand wood carver, farmer, rehabilitation officer, writer and genealogist.[1] Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngati Porou iwi. He was born in Tikitiki, East Coast, New Zealand in 1901, to Tamati Taiapa and Maraea Iritawa Taiapa (née Potae) [2].He married Mereaira Te Ruawai Taiapa, by whom he had a child. His younger brother Hone Taiapa was also a carver.[3] He died in Tikitiki on the 9th of February 1972, age 70.

References
  1. "the heART of the matter" BWX Productions (Video 2016), Wellington, NZ. L & J Bieringa
  2. Geni Profile - https://www.geni.com/people/Pineamine-Taiapa/6000000077988628493
  3. Ballara, Angela. "Pineamine Taiapa". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 1 December 2011.


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