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Rejuvenating Traditional Māori Leadership
The story of a kaumātua, tohunga and strategist — and his journey to live out traditional Māori leadership in a modern world.
The Book
This biography tells the story of Pouroto Ngaropo and his journey to live out traditional Māori leadership in a modern world.
A vehicle to introduce the idea of mana Motuhake (self-determination) and tino rangatiratanga (making decisions in all that we do our way) and applying this to everything we do in life. It provides a platform to bring our lives together in a way that reflects the traditional Māori framework of our ancestors and enables our parents', grandparents' and our ancestors' wisdom, knowledge and experiences to guide us on their pathway.
Traditional & contemporary
Māori leadership
Biography of
Pouroto Ngaropo
Narrative of Te Tāwera-Hapū-o-
“He tangata e mahi ana mō te oranga o te iwi.”
A leader for today · A legacy for tomorrow
Signing a copy at the pukapuka launch. Photo: Galuega Tiatia.
About
MNZM · JP · D.MM (Hon. Causa) · MMS · BMS · Dip Tchng
Ariki Taiōpuru of Te Tāwera-Hapū-o-Ngāti Awa-ki-Te Awa-o-te-Atua
A prominent Māori cultural leader, historian, educator and governance expert who has dedicated his life to promoting te ao Māori — not only to his own Ngāti Awa people in the Whakatāne region, but to communities throughout Aotearoa New Zealand.
For more than three decades he has worked across education, local government, health, broadcasting, and iwi and hapū affairs to advance Māori aspirations and build stronger relationships between Māori and public institutions.
He is well known as a kaumātua, a tohunga and a strategist, with a career that reflects a consistent commitment to ensuring Māori language, culture and leadership remain central to contemporary New Zealand society.
Pouroto has been integral to re-establishing his own hapū Te Tāwera back on confiscated land, and to building Iramoko Marae at Manawahē as a tūrangawaewae for his people. These attributes make him one of this country's most significant cultural leaders and 21st century innovators.
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