Kara Puketapu

Kara Puketapu
Secretary of Maori Affairs
In office
1977–1983
Preceded byIvan Apperley
Succeeded byTamati Reedy
Personal details
Born
Ihakara Porutu Puketapu

(1934-02-26)26 February 1934
Waiwhetū, New Zealand
Died7 July 2023(2023-07-07) (aged 89)
Spouse
(m. 1956; died 2012)
Parent
Relatives
Rugby union career
Position(s) Second five-eighth
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1955–1958 Wellington ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1955–1956 New Zealand Māori
Rugby league career
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
Wainuiomata Lions
1995 Hutt Valley Hawks
Total 0 0 0 0

Ihakara Porutu "Kara" Puketapu (26 February 1934 – 7 July 2023) was a New Zealand public servant and Māori leader. He served as Secretary of Maori Affairs and was later chair of Te Āti Awa based in Waiwhetū, Lower Hutt.[1]

  1. ^ Annette Hamilton and Fred Hamilton (1979). "Warriors of the Pacific Part II". Black Belt. Retrieved 2 October 2011.