- Tungia Baker
Tungia Baker, was born in 1941 to noted Ngāti Raukawa elder
Matenga Baker ofOtaki ,New Zealand .She was a National Representative of American Field Service, pioneering marae visits for incoming AFS scholars. [http://www.afsnzl.org.nz/MFiles/August%20National%20News%202005.pdf]
She was an artist and an actress, taking parts in TV series, and that of Hira in "
The Piano ".She was closely associated with Raukawa
Marae andRangiatea Church , Otaki. In the last part of her life, she lived on the West Coast.She died of cancer on July 27, 2005 and is buried in Rangiatea churchyard.
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