Sir Patrick Wahanga Hohepa (born 1936) is a New Zealand

Māori language Māori (), or ('the Māori language'), also known as ('the language'), is an Eastern Polynesian language spoken by the Māori people, the indigenous population of mainland New Zealand. Closely related to Cook Islands Māori, Tuamotuan, and ...

academic. In the 2022 Queen's Birthday and Platinum Jubilee Honours, he was appointed a

Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit The New Zealand Order of Merit is an order of merit in the New Zealand royal honours system. It was established by royal warrant on 30 May 1996 by Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand, "for those persons who in any field of endeavour, have ren ...

, for services to Māori culture and education.

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1936 births Living people Ngāpuhi people University of Auckland alumni Indiana University alumni Academic staff of the University of Auckland New Zealand Māori academics Knights Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit {{NewZealand-linguist-stub