Sir Pou Temara | |
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Tā Pou Te Rangiua Temara | |
Born | William Te Rangiua Temara 1948 (age 75–76) |
Nationality | New Zealand |
Relatives | Jean Puketapu (aunt) |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | Victoria University of Wellington |
Academic work | |
Discipline |
Te Reo Tikanga Māori |
Sir William Te Rangiua "Pou" Temara KNZM (born 1948) is a New Zealand academic. He is professor of Māori language and tikanga Māori (practices) at Waikato University [1] and a cultural authority on whaikōrero (oratory), whakapapa (genealogy) and karakia (prayers and incantations). [2] Prior to working at Waikato, he taught at Victoria University of Wellington, where he also studied, [3] and at Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi. [4]
Temara was born in 1948. [5] He was raised by his grandparents in a Māori language environment in the Ureweras until he was eight years old, when he was sent to an English-language boarding school in Auckland. [2] He is the nephew of Māori language activist Jean Puketapu. [6] His uncle Makarini Temara was on the first Waitangi Tribunal in 1975. [7]
Temara has been a member of the Waitangi Tribunal since 2008 [4] and is currently chair of the Repatriation Advisory Panel at Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. [8] [9] He is a member of the Tūhoe Waikaremoana Māori Trust Board [8] and chair of Te Hui Ahurei a Tūhoe within his iwi (tribe), Ngāi Tūhoe. [8] He is on Kīngi Tūheitia's 'Council of Twelve.' [10]
He was the presenter of Korero Mai, Television New Zealand's first Māori language series. [11]
In the 2016 Queen's Birthday Honours, Temara was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to Māori and education. [12] In the 2021 New Year Honours, he was promoted to Knight Companion. [13] He is a Companion of the Royal Society of New Zealand. [14]
Sir Pou Temara | |
---|---|
Tā Pou Te Rangiua Temara | |
Born | William Te Rangiua Temara 1948 (age 75–76) |
Nationality | New Zealand |
Relatives | Jean Puketapu (aunt) |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | Victoria University of Wellington |
Academic work | |
Discipline |
Te Reo Tikanga Māori |
Sir William Te Rangiua "Pou" Temara KNZM (born 1948) is a New Zealand academic. He is professor of Māori language and tikanga Māori (practices) at Waikato University [1] and a cultural authority on whaikōrero (oratory), whakapapa (genealogy) and karakia (prayers and incantations). [2] Prior to working at Waikato, he taught at Victoria University of Wellington, where he also studied, [3] and at Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi. [4]
Temara was born in 1948. [5] He was raised by his grandparents in a Māori language environment in the Ureweras until he was eight years old, when he was sent to an English-language boarding school in Auckland. [2] He is the nephew of Māori language activist Jean Puketapu. [6] His uncle Makarini Temara was on the first Waitangi Tribunal in 1975. [7]
Temara has been a member of the Waitangi Tribunal since 2008 [4] and is currently chair of the Repatriation Advisory Panel at Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. [8] [9] He is a member of the Tūhoe Waikaremoana Māori Trust Board [8] and chair of Te Hui Ahurei a Tūhoe within his iwi (tribe), Ngāi Tūhoe. [8] He is on Kīngi Tūheitia's 'Council of Twelve.' [10]
He was the presenter of Korero Mai, Television New Zealand's first Māori language series. [11]
In the 2016 Queen's Birthday Honours, Temara was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to Māori and education. [12] In the 2021 New Year Honours, he was promoted to Knight Companion. [13] He is a Companion of the Royal Society of New Zealand. [14]