Career
Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngāti Awa and Te Whānau-ā-Apanui iwi. He was born in Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand in 1884.
Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngāti Awa and Te Whānau-ā-Apanui iwi. He was born in Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand in 1884.
He was a member of the Whakatane Borough Council (1917–1919) and the Whakatane Harbour Board (1923–1931).