Rongowhakaata Halbert

Halbert was born on 2 February 1894 in Waerenga-a-Hika, Gisborne, to Hetekia Te Kani Pere (or Halbert), a farmer, and his wife, Riripeti Rangikohera Ranginui. His grandfather was noted Māori politician Wi Pere. Halbert attended school in Gisborne up until 1911. He then attended Nelson College from 1911 to 1914, where he was a prefect and excelled at sports and music. On 11 September 1915, he married Patehepa Tamatea and together they had seven children. For a time they ran a dairy farm at Pukepapa, near Waituhi. ==Career==

Halbert became a licensed interpreter in 1915. ==Publications==

• Te Tini o Toi (September 1961) • Horouta: The History of the Horouta Canoe, Gisborne and East Coast (1999) ==References==