1921–2000
Ngāti Maniapoto; ethnographer, linguist, champion of te reo Māori
1920–1979
Ngāti Tūwharetoa and Te Arawa; journalist, cartoonist, writer, broadcaster, local politician, race relations conciliator
1812–1898
Soldier, explorer, colonial governor, premier, scholar
1931–2013
Te Aupōuri; artist
1945–2004
Historian, biographer, journalist, writer
1914–1986
Ngāti Porou; adult educationalist, broadcaster, university lecturer, community leader
1915–1985
Artist, photographer, carver
1840–1922
Surveyor, public servant, ethnologist, writer
1922–2008
Ngāpuhi; boilermaker, poet
1919–1995
Artist
1826–1891
Scholar, writer, linguist, public servant