Arapeta Awatere, New Zealand interpreter, military leader, politician, and murderer (died 1976)

Arapeta Awatere

Māori military hero

Arapeta Marukitepua Pitapitanuiarangi Awatere was a New Zealand interpreter, military leader, Māori welfare officer, and local politician. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngāti Hine and Ngāti Porou iwi (tribe). He served in the Māori Battalion, including a period as its…