Rongowhakaata Halbert

Rongowhakaata Halbert
Born(1894-02-02)2 February 1894
Gisborne, New Zealand
Died11 April 1973(1973-04-11) (aged 79)
Auckland, New Zealand
OccupationInterpreter, historian, genealogist
SubjectMāori History
Notable workHorouta: The History of the Horouta Canoe, Gisborne and East Coast
Spouse
Patehepa Tamatea
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(m. 1915; died 1972)​
RelativesWi Pere (grandfather)

Rongowhakaata "Rongo" Pere Halbert (2 February 1894 – 11 April 1973) was a Māori tribal leader, interpreter, historian and genealogist. He was considered "an eminent authority on Māori literature".[1] Halbert's book Horouta: The History of the Horouta Canoe, Gisborne and East Coast, published posthumously in 1999, is considered a classic of tribal history.[2]

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