Te Huirangi Waikerepuru

New Zealand trade unionist and Māori language activist

Huirangi Eruera Waikerepuru CNZM (1 April 1929 – 8 April 2020) was a New Zealand Māori language activist and trade unionist.[1] He was known for creating Māori language radio and television channels.[2] He had a 30-year relationship with the Tertiary Education Union.

In 1995, Waikerepuru was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Waikato.[1][3] In the 2014 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit.[4][3] He was a life member of the Tertiary Education Union.[5]

Waikerepuru died on 8 April 2020, aged 91.[6]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 TEU (11 June 2015). "Waikerepuru retires from TEU duties – TEU". Teu.ac.nz. Archived from the original on 28 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  2. "Māori-language campaigner Huirangi Waikerepuru – Biculturalism – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand". Teara.govt.nz. 20 June 2012. Archived from the original on 28 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Alumni honours - Alumni @ Waikato: University of Waikato". Archived from the original on 2020-01-28. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  4. "Dr Huirangi Waikerepuru recognised for his commitment to Te Reo Māori | Māori Television". Maoritelevision.com. 1 May 2014. Archived from the original on 28 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  5. "Award recipients and alumni – TEU". Teu.ac.nz. 19 February 2016. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  6. Koti, Tepara (9 April 2020). "Māoridom mourns reo Māori stalwart, Dr Huirangi Waikerepuru". Te Ao Māori News. Archived from the original on 14 April 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2020.