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Kato Kauwhata
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Kato Kauwhata (Ngapuhi) was the venerable and much-loved chairman of Piritahi Marae and the island's most widely recognised kaumatua. He died on 11 November 2007. His tangi was held that day through noon the next day, after which his body was returned to his hapu at Nga Wha.