Tīmoti Kāretu
Sir Tīmoti Samuel Kāretu KNZM QSO (born 1937) is a New Zealand academic of Māori language and performing arts, and affiliates to Ngāi Tūhoe and Ngāti Kahungunu.[1] He served as the inaugural head of the Department of Māori at the University of Waikato, and rose to the rank of professor.[1] He was the first Māori language commissioner, between 1987 and 1999, and then was executive director of Te Kohanga Reo National Trust from 1993 until 2003.[2] In 2003, he was closely involved in the foundation of Te Panekiretanga o te Reo, the Institute of Exellence in Māori Language, and served as its executive director.[2]
Sir Tīmoti Kāretu KNZM QSO | |
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![]() Kāretu in 2017 | |
Born | Tīmoti Samuel Kāretu 1937 (age 82–83) |
Nationality | New Zealander |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Māori language and performing arts |
Institutions | University of Waikato |
In the 1993 New Year Honours, Kāretu was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for public services,[3] and in the 2017 Queen's Birthday Honours he was named a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to the Māori language.[4] He has been conferred honorary doctorates by Victoria University of Wellington in 2003,[5] and the University of Waikato in 2008.[6]
In 2019, Kāretu translated nine songs from English to Māori language for the album, Waiata / Anthems, which peaked at number 1 on the New Zealand album charts in September 2019.
References
- "Kāretu, Tā Tīmoti Samuel". Te Aka Online Māori Dictionary. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- "Queen's Birthday honours 2017 – citations for Knight Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- "No. 53154". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 31 December 1992. p. 30.
- "Queen's Birthday honours list 2017". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- "Honorary graduates and Hunter fellowships". Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- "Honorary Doctors of the University of Waikato". University of Waikato. Retrieved 12 August 2019.