Love of reo drove Maori media champion 11 Dec 2020 17:03 PM
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One of the judges of Massey’s University’s Ngā Kupu Ora Māori Journalism and Broadcasting Awards says there was unanimous approval of the winner of the lifetime achievement award as soon as his name came up.
Te Tohu a Tanara Whairiri Kitawhiti Ngata went to the late Huirangi Waikerepuru, the founding chair of Ngā Kaiwhakapūmau i te Reo Māori, the Wellington Māori Language Board, who led language, broadcasting and spectrum claims.
Hineani Melbourne says the Taranaki educator, who died in April, was a driving force in the creation of Māori media platforms in both English and te reo Māori.