Ihakara (Kara) Porutu Puketapu was perhaps best known for his work in public service and in Māori business and politics, but he was also a slashing, penetrative midfield back in the 1950s and early 1960s for Petone and Wellington and part of four Jubilee Cup winning squads and played for the Wellington representative team in … Continue reading Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 119: Kara Puketapu