Edward Te Rangihiwinui (Hiwi) Tauroa, 1927-2018

Edward Te Rangihiwinui (Hiwi) Tauroa, 1927-2018

Tākiri tū, e!

Tangi rere, e!

Tangi tīwarawara ana a te kōtihitihi o Tangitū.

Papahoro ana ngā tahataha kia karekare te moana o Whangaroa.

Kua pari te tai ki ngā takutai katoa o Te Taitokerau whānui tonu.

Te Rangihiwinui, kua taka!

E te taniwha hikuroa kua hūtia nei e te ringa kaha o aituā, hāere nunumi atu rā, ē!

E topatopa ana te manu tiutiu ki runga te tihi o Taratara, ka titiro mai ai ki ō rahi e mahue atu nei, e tangi nei. E te kaiwhakakake i te mana rangatira o Whangaroa, e te kaiwhakatāiri o te mana taketake o Te Ao Māori, e te nanakia o te whīra whutupōro; haere atu rā ki te mūnga o te manomano, i te pō tē kitea.

Former Race Relations Conciliator (Commissioner) Hiwi Tauroa (DCMG, CNZM, JP) age 91, passed away peacefully on 11 December 2018 surrounded by his whānau.

Commissioner during the Springbok Tour of ‘81, Mr Tauroa was instrumental in the anti-apartheid campaign and supporting marches through the streets of Auckland.

Mr Tauroa was a former Principal at Auckland’s Wesley College (1968-1974) and Tuakau College (1974-1979), and was recently honoured by the Paerata Rise development with a street name.

Matua Hiwi, as he was affectionately known, was a Māori All Black from 1951-1954, and later coached the 1979 Counties NPC Championship team. His love for rugby continued throughout the years travelling often to watch his beloved Counties play.

After serving as Race Relations from 1979-1985, Matua Hiwi moved to his hau kāinga, Kaeo and was appointed Chair of Te Rūnanga o Whaingaroa. A visionary for Māori-China relations, Matua Hiwi established the NZ China Māori Friendship Association in 1984 at the bequest of Rewi Alley and cultivated many Iwi and Māori organisations relationships with Chinese businesses based on tikanga and whanaungatanga; the Māori process and prinicples to develop mutually beneficial relationships.

Matua Hiwi also served as Chair of Te Māngai Paho and the NZ Sports Foundation, and was a former Board Member on the Massey University Council, the NZ Council for Educational Research, the NZ Principals Association, the United Nations Indigenous Peoples Trust Board and the Te Taitokerau Māori Trust Board.

Much loved husband and poppa, Matua Hiwi leaves behind a committed wife of 60 years, six children, 16 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

Matua Hiwi will be taken to Te Pātūnga Marae, in Whangaroa on Wednesday 12 December at 11am. Funeral arrangements TBC.

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