Hōri Mahue Ngata (8 August 1919 – 15 February 1989) was a New Zealand Ngāti Porou farmer, railway worker, workers’ camp supervisor, accountant, lexicographer.
His parents were Mākarini Tānara Ngata, a farmer, who was the eldest son of Sir Āpirana Ngata, and Maraea Mereana Baker.
[1] Ngata compiled an English–Māori dictionary, although he died before it was ready for publication.
His son Whai Ngata, a broadcaster, completed the work, with the assistance of others,[2] and it was published as English–Maori Dictionary by Learning Media Ltd in 1993.
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