John Te One Hippolite

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John Te One Hippolite (25 August 192927 February 1993) was a New Zealand farm labourer, political activist, nurse. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngati Koata, Ngati Kuia and Ngati Toa iwi. He was born in D'Urville Island, Marlborough, New Zealand on 25 August 1929. [1]

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Hippolite attended Nelson College from 1944 to 1945. [2]

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References

  1. Hippolite, Joy. "John Te One Hippolite". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography . Ministry for Culture and Heritage . Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  2. Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006, 6th edition