Ngata Pitcaithly

Ngata Prosser Pitcaithly (26 September 1906 – 28 April 1991) was a New Zealand principal and educationalist. He was born in Waimate, New Zealand, in 1906. Not of Māori ancestry, his Australian-born mother liked Māori names and all the children were given one. Pitcaithly did develop an interest in Māori culture and made outstanding contributions to Māori education.[1]

In 1953, Pitcaithly was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal.[2]

Pitcaithly died in Auckland in 1991.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Simpkin, Gay. "Ngata Prosser Pitcaithly". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. ^ Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 419. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.

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