Story: Tūranga i te hapori – status in Māori society

Mihi Kōtukutuku Stirling

Mihi Kōtukutuku Stirling

Mihi Kōtukutuku Stirling was of Te Whānau-a-Apanui and Ngāti Porou descent, and was a woman of mana. She was high-born and had speaking rights on the marae.

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Basil Keane, 'Tūranga i te hapori – status in Māori society - Class, status and rank', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/31118/mihi-kotukutuku-stirling (accessed 25 April 2024)

Story by Basil Keane, published 5 May 2011