About Purakau Maika
Lived 1855 – 1917 (aged 61–62). Purakau Maika was a New Zealand writer.
Purakau Maika ( – 4 August 1917) was a New Zealand newspaper editor and publisher. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngāti Kahungunu and Rangitāne iwi. He was born in New Zealand in about 1852, and died at Hurunuiorangi Pā, Gladstone, on 4 August 1917.
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Who was Purakau Maika?
Ngati Kahungunu and Rangitane; newspaper editor and publisher
When was Purakau Maika born?
Purakau Maika was born in 1855.
When did Purakau Maika die?
Purakau Maika died in 1917.
What was Purakau Maika's occupation?
Purakau Maika was a writer.
What nationality was Purakau Maika?
Purakau Maika was New Zealand.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Purakau Maika. https://biography.guide/purakau-maika/
MLA: "Purakau Maika." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/purakau-maika/.
Chicago: "Purakau Maika." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/purakau-maika/.
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