becuase! he is the first maori EVER to get a university degree , & he is on the 50 dollar note..
Sir Apirana Ngata married Arihia Kane Tamati in 1895
Apirana Ngata did not become the Maori king. He was a prominent Maori leader, politician, and advocate for Maori rights, but he did not hold the position of Maori king. The Maori king is a hereditary position within the Maori King Movement, established in the 19th century.
Arihia Kane Ngata and Paratene Ngata:)
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it was good i think.
Apirana was the first moari to become the prime minister of New Zealand. It is believed that Sir Apirana Ngata was instrumental in the first ever waiata-a-ringa, and he has become known as 'Father of the action song'
Sir Apirana Ngata
he was the first maori polition
Bout 1 second ago..
Mate he's dead
Sir Maui Pomare was the first known MΔori to graduate from a university, earning his medical degree from the University of Edinburgh in 1904.
Sir Apirana Ngata.