Māori Marsden (10 August 1924 – 18 June 1993) was an author, an

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minister and expert ''(

tohunga In the culture of the Māori of New Zealand, a tohunga (tōhuka in Southern Māori dialect) is an expert practitioner of any skill or art, either religious or otherwise. Tohunga include expert priests, healers, navigators, carvers, builders, teache ...

)'' on

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philosophy.

Biography

Marsden was born in

Awanui Awanui is an historical river port in the far north of New Zealand, on the banks of the Awanui River just before it flows into Rangaunu Bay. Awanui lies at the south end of the Aupouri Peninsula in the Far North District Council of the Northla ...

, in the far north of New Zealand 10 August 1924. His parents were Hoani Matenga-Paerata and Hana (nee-Toi) Matenga-Paerata. Māori Marsden is affiliated with the Te Aupouri

iwi Iwi () are the largest social units in New Zealand Māori society. In Māori roughly means "people" or "nation", and is often translated as "tribe", or "a confederation of tribes". The word is both singular and plural in the Māori language, an ...

, and also

Ngāi Takoto Ngāi Takoto is a Māori iwi from Northland, New Zealand. The iwi is one of the six Muriwhenua iwi of the far north of the North Island. Ngāi Takoto trace their whakapapa (ancestry) back to Tuwhakatere, and trace their arrival in New Zealand to ...

, Ahipara, and Ngāti Warara of Ngāpuhi. His secondary education was at Wesley College in

Paerata Paerata is a small settlement immediately to the north of Pukekohe, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 22 some south of the Manukau Harbour. Wesley College is located close to the northern edge of Paerata. The ...

and he went to the

University of Auckland , mottoeng = By natural ability and hard work , established = 1883; years ago , endowment = NZD $293 million (31 December 2021) , budget = NZD $1.281 billion (31 December 2021) , chancellor = Cecilia Tarrant , vice_chancellor = Dawn F ...

and studied a

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. He was also educated in the traditional

centre of learning 'Te Whare Wananga o Ngāpuhi. He was the chair-person of the Auckland University Māori Club while he was studying there. Marsden's father was a member of the clergy Reverend Hoani Matenga, and Marsden attended Auckland Bible Training Institute. Marsden also graduated from St. John’s College, Auckland in 1957 with a Licentiate in Theology. The same year at age 33 he became an Anglican minister. Marsden was in

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from 1939 - 1945 as a member of the of the

28th Māori Battalion 8 (eight) is the natural number following 7 and preceding 9. In mathematics 8 is: * a composite number, its proper divisors being , , and . It is twice 4 or four times 2. * a power of two, being 2 (two cubed), and is the first number of t ...

. He was the Royal New Zealand Navy chaplain for twelve years. He was the first Māori chaplain of the Navy. Researcher Robyn Tauroa says whilst Marsden was at the Navy he 'provided ''

karakia Karakia are Māori incantations and prayers, used to invoke spiritual guidance and protection. With the nineteenth-century introduction of Christianity to New Zealand, Māori adopted (or wrote new) karakia to acknowledge the new faith. Moder ...

'' and also guided ''unuhia'' ceremonies to prepare Māori for battle'. Marsden's essay ''God, Man and Universe'', published in ''Te Ao Hurihuri'' (1975) has been described as a 'seminal work'. As a writer Marsden wrote about 'matters facing the contemporary Māori quest for social justice and the achievement of authentic being.' Marsden also composed waiata, and was a guest speakers at many events.

Publications

*''Te Ao Hurihuri'' (1975) *''Māori Illness and Healing'' (1986) *''Resource Management Law Reform'' (1989) *''Kaitiakitanga: A Definitive Introduction to the Holistic World View of the Māori'' (1992) co-authored with T. A. Henare *''The Woven Universe: Selected Writings of Rev. Maori Marsden'' (2003) edited by

Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal is a New Zealand musician, academic, and Māori music revivalist. He is of Ngāti Whanaunga, Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Tamaterā, and Ngā Puhi descent. He received a Bachelor of Music from Victoria University of Wellin ...

, produced by the Royal Society Te Apārangi and

Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga (NPM) is New Zealand's Māori Centre of Research Excellence (CoRE). It was established in 2002 and is hosted by the University of Auckland with 21 research partners and is funded, like other CoRE's, by the Tertiary E ...

Death

On 18 June 1993 Marsden died at his residence (the old hospital) in

Te Kōpuru Te Kōpuru is the largest community on the Pouto Peninsula in Northland Region, Northland, New Zealand. The Wairoa River (Northland), Wairoa River separates the peninsula at this point from the main North Auckland Peninsula to the east. Dargavil ...

References

External links

He Rerenga Kōrero
1985 speech by Rev Māori Marsden before the

Waitangi Tribunal The Waitangi Tribunal (Māori: ''Te Rōpū Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi'') is a New Zealand permanent commission of inquiry established under the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975. It is charged with investigating and making recommendations on cla ...

on the Ōrākei Marae in support of Ngāti Whātua's claim for the return of their land at Bastion Point. {{DEFAULTSORT:Marsden, Maori 1924 births 1993 deaths People from the Northland Region Te Aupōuri people Ngāpuhi people University of Auckland alumni New Zealand clergy New Zealand military personnel of World War II Anglican clergy in New Zealand Tohunga