Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hone Taiapa
With some work, I am finding sources.  Here's a detailed article, with a cite to his obituary: http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/default.asp?Find_Quick.asp?PersonEssay=4T2.  Two brief mentions refer to this person as a "Master Carver": http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1127240.php, http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/archived-sections/vote-08/ent/dvd-reviews-14336/45885.  This book: http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=WzZgf9nCA2MC&oi=fnd&pg=PA121&dq=%22Hone+Taiapa%22&ots=uISIVRulyv&sig=XslNb3n7Xz39i4VvLUhnTyR2rIY#PPA133,M1 also mentions him as a "great classical master".  This source: http://teaohou.natlib.govt.nz/journals/teaohou/issue/Mao32TeA/c39.html says that he trained hundreds of carvers.  These things all contribute to establish |notability.  We have to keep in mind that due to his timing, location, and culture, it is likely that most available sources are not available electronically.  This source: http://www.nzepc.auckland.ac.nz/kmko/06/ka_mate06_battista.pdf cites what would perhaps be another good source?  And I have nowhere near exhausted what google gave me, it's just a lot of work to sort through it
— User:Cazort, 21:19, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:N (Wikipedia:Notability)