November 12, 2013
Tainui stalwart Tahi Ngakete dies
Ngati Naho and the rest of Waikato Tainui are in mourning for Tahi Ngakete, a former member of the Tainui Maori Trust Board.
Mr Ngakete died on Saturday in Waikato Hospital, aged 64.
Tainui member Potaka Maipi says mourners at Maurea Marae in Rangiriri are remembering the work he did towards the resolution of the Raupatu lands claim.
"He has been described as a man passionate for the Kingitanga and passionate for the return of the land into the hands of tainui. He was there on the board before the Kauhanganui, before the settlement and was one of those who strongly fought for the return of the land and the rights for Waikato Tainui," he says.
Tahi Ngakete's funeral service is at 11 tomorrow morning at Maurea Marae in Rangiriri.
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