Mākereti Papakura was an internationally known tourist guide at Whakarewarewa thermal valley during the early days of New Zealand tourism. She was also an entrepreneur, an influential advocate for Māori, and an author, producing the first extensive published ethnographic work by a Māori scholar.
Alexander Turnbull Library Reference: 1/1-003285-G Photographer: Thomas Pringle Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa must be obtained before any reuse of these images.
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'Mākereti Papakura', URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/m%C4%81kereti-papakura, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 13-Jan-2016
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