Archie Taiaroa

Sir Archie John Te Atawhai Taiaroa KNZM (3 January 1937 – 21 September 2010) was a New Zealand Māori leader who affiliated to the Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi, Ngāti Apa and Ngāti Maru iwi.[1] He chaired both the Whanganui River Maori Trust Board[2] and Te Ohu Kaimoana, the latter for five years.[3] In the 2003 Queen's Birthday Honours, Taiaroa was appointed a Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to Māori.[4] Following the reintroduction of titular honours by the New Zealand government, he accepted re-designation as a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2009 Special Honours.[5] He died of a stroke in Hamilton on 21 September 2010.[3]

Taiaroa in 2009

References
  1. "Archie Taiaroa". Waka Huia. 13 December 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  2. Young, Audrey (12 November 2002). "Genesis meets iwi on river claim". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  3. Ash, Julie (22 September 2010). "Sir Archie Taiaroa dies after stroke". The Dominion Post. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  4. "Queen's Birthday honours list 2003". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 2 June 2003. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  5. "Special honours list 1 August 2009". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 1 August 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2016.


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