Harerangi Meihana | |||||
7th Tumuaki of the Rātana Church | |||||
Church: | Rātana Church | ||||
Term Start: | 5 April 1999 | ||||
Term End: | 11 May 2022 | ||||
Predecessor: | Rāniera Rātana | ||||
Successor: | Manuao Te Kohamutunga Tamou | ||||
Birth Name: | Rehimana Harerangi Meihana | ||||
Birth Date: | 31 March 1934 | ||||
Birth Place: | New Zealand | ||||
Death Place: | Rātana Pā, New Zealand | ||||
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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] His mother was Rāwinia Rātana, a daughter of the founder of the faith, Tahupōtiki Wiremu Rātana.[2] He served as tumuaki from his election on 5 April 1999[3] until his death on 11 May 2022, at Rātana Pā, aged 88 years.[4] [5]