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Hēmi Pōtatau

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Hēmi Pōtatau (20 May 1904 – 18 January 1994) was a New Zealand Presbyterian minister, soldier, writer. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngāti Kahungunu and Ngāti Rākaipaaka iwi. He was born in Nūhaka, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, in 1904. He also wrote the Scots College haka in 1959.[1]

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  1. ^ Ballara, Angela; Takao, Tame H. "Hēmi Pōtatau". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.