New Zealand Māori academic (born 1948)
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]
Early life
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]
Professional life
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]
Television
He was the presenter of Korero Mai, Television New Zealand's first Māori language series.[11]
Honours
Temara's investiture as a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit by the governor-general, Dame Patsy Reddy, at Government House, Wellington, on 6 May 2021
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]
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