Te Taru White, a <i>kaumatua</i> (a respected elder in Māori society), pictured at the Te Takinga Marae in Rotorua.
Te Taru White, a kaumatua (a respected elder in Māori society), pictured at the Te Takinga Marae in Rotorua.
Photograph by Erika Larsen

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