Kingi Areta Keiha
Rongowhakaata, Te Aitanga-a-Mahaki, Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti; law clerk, interpreter, soldier, Maori welfare officer, farmer
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| Intro | Rongowhakaata, Te Aitanga-a-Mahaki, Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti; law clerk, interpreter, soldier, Maori welfare officer, farmer | |
| Places | New Zealand | |
| was | Farmer | |
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| Birth | 24 December 1900 | |
| Death | 29 May 1961 (aged 60 years) |
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Kingi Areta Keiha (24 December 1900–29 May 1961) was a New Zealand law clerk, interpreter, soldier, maori welfare officer and farmer. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Rongowhakaata, Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti and Te Aitanga-a-Mahaki iwi. He was born in Gisborne, East Coast, New Zealand on 24 December 1900. His father was Mikaere (Mikaera) Pare Keiha Turangi, brother of Heni Materoa Carroll, who was married to Sir James Carroll.
He reached battalion command of the 28th Maori Battalion during its last action in North Africa.