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Mutu Paratene Kapa MBE (1870 – 10 November 1968) was a New Zealand tribal leader, sportsman, and Anglican priest. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Te Aupōuri and Waikato iwi. He was born in Ohinepu, Waikato, New Zealand, on 1870.[1]

In the 1964 Queen's Birthday Honours, Kapa was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to the Māori people.[2]

References

  1. ^ Henare, Manuka. "Mutu Paratene Kapa". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. ^ "No. 43345". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 13 June 1964. p. 4978.