Maata Mahupuku

Maata Mahupuku

Maata Mahupuku (10 April 1890–15 January 1952) was a New Zealand tribal leader. Of Māori descent, she identified with the Ngati Kahungunu iwi.

Life

Mahupuku was born in Greytown, Wairarapa, New Zealand on 10 April 1890. Her father, Richard William Mahupuku farmed sheep. He died when she was young and her mother, Emily Sexton, married another sheep farmer named Nathaniel Grace. She became known as Martha Grace.[1]

Mahupuku married George McGregor and was a public figure in New Zealand.[2]

She is perhaps best-remembered for her relationship with the writer Katherine Mansfield, initially while they both at school in Wellington and then later in London and by correspondence.[1]

Mansfield started a novel about her which Mahupuku claimed to have a full text of, but after Mansfield's death only a chapter and a plan were found. This was later completed and published.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Angus, Barbara. "Maata Mahupuku". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  2. ↑ Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "Maata Mahupuku". Retrieved 2018-10-14.


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