Butler Te Koeti

{{Short description|New Zealand mountaineer, guide, bushman, axeman (1883–1964)}}

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| full_name = Pahikore Te Koeti Tūranga

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1883|11|18|df=y}}

| birth_place = Makaawhio Pā, New Zealand

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1964|03|13|1883|11|18|df=y}}

| death_place = Hokitika, New Zealand

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Pahikore Te Koeti Tūranga (18 November 1883 – 13 March 1964), also known as John Butler Te Koeti, was a notable New Zealand mountaineer, guide, bushman, axeman. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngāi Tahu and Kāti Māmoe iwi. He was born at Makaawhio Pā, West Coast, New Zealand in 1883.{{DNZB|title=Pahikore Te Koeti Turanga|first= Trish|last= McCormack|id=3t15|accessdate=23 April 2017}}

He died in Hokitika in 1964 and was buried in Hokitika Cemetery.

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