Sir Kīngi Matutaera Īhaka MBE JP (18 October 1921 – 1 January 1993), known to his family as Matu Īhaka, was a New Zealand clerk, interpreter, Anglican priest, broadcaster and Māori Language Commissioner.
Kīngi Īhaka | |
|---|---|
| Personal | |
| Born | 18 October 1921 Te Kao, New Zealand |
| Died | 1 January 1993 (aged 71) |
| Resting place | Purewa Cemetery |
| Religion | Anglican Church |
| Spouse |
Manutūkē Sadlier
(m. 1945; died 1972) |
| Other names | Matu Īhaka |
Of Māori descent, Īhaka identified with the Te Aupōuri iwi. He was born in Te Kao, Northland, on 18 October 1921, the 13th of 14 children.[1]
Īhaka was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 1970 Queen's Birthday Honours, for services to the Anglican Māori Church.[2] In the 1989 New Year Honours, he was made a Knight Bachelor, for services to the Māori people.[3] In 1990, he was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal.[4] He was buried at Purewa Cemetery in the Auckland suburb of Meadowbank.[5]
References
edit- ^ Ihaka, Kingi. "Kīngi Matutaera Īhaka". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ "No. 45119". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 13 June 1970. p. 6407.
- ^ "No. 51580". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 31 December 1988. p. 33.
- ^ Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 197. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
- ^ "Notable graves". Purewa Trust Board. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
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