Home / New ZealandUpdatedRNZ29 May, 2026 08:14 AM3 mins to readMāori writer and teacher Dr Hirini Moko Mead has died at the age of 99. Photo / Awanuiārangi CouncilMāori writer and teacher Dr Hirini Moko Mead has died at the age of 99. Photo / Awanuiārangi CouncilBy Pokere Paewai of RNZMāori leader and academic Sir Hirini Moko Mead has died. He was 99.
A descendant of Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāi Tūhoe and Tūhourangi, Mead was an educator, author, iwi leader and one of the curators of the landmark Te Māori
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