Harerangi Meihana | |
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7th Tumuaki of the Rātana Church | |
Church | Rātana Church |
Installed | 5 April 1999 |
Term ended | 11 May 2022 |
Predecessor | Rāniera Rātana |
Successor | Manuao Te Kohamutunga Tamou |
Personal details | |
Born | Rehimana Harerangi Meihana 31 March 1934 New Zealand |
Died | 11 May 2022 Rātana Pā, New Zealand | (aged 88)
Other names | Harry Lang Mason |
Rehimana Harerangi Meihana (31 March 1934 – 11 May 2022), also known as Harry Lang Mason, was the seventh tumuaki or president of the Rātana Established Church of New Zealand.[1][2] His mother was Rāwinia Rātana, a daughter of the founder of the faith, Tahupōtiki Wiremu Rātana.[3] He served as tumuaki from his election on 5 April 1999[4] until his death on 11 May 2022, at Rātana Pā, aged 88 years.[1][5]