New Zealander of the Year - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Mon, 03 Apr 2023 11:44:56 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg New Zealander of the Year - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Hato Paora old by is New Zealander of the Year https://cathnews.co.nz/2023/04/03/maori-astronomer-ahorangi-rangianehu-matamua-is-new-zealander-of-the-year/ Mon, 03 Apr 2023 05:52:33 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=157411 Hato Paora College old boy, Maori astronomer and scholar Ahorangi Rangianehu Matamua is this year's New Zealander of the Year. Professor Matamua has dedicated much of his life to the revitalisation and resurgence of Matariki and has written widely about Matariki. He is regarded as one of the country's foremost Maori scholars for his contribution Read more

Hato Paora old by is New Zealander of the Year... Read more]]> Hato Paora College old boy, Maori astronomer and scholar Ahorangi Rangianehu Matamua is this year's New Zealander of the Year.

Professor Matamua has dedicated much of his life to the revitalisation and resurgence of Matariki and has written widely about Matariki.

He is regarded as one of the country's foremost Maori scholars for his contribution to Maori astronomy, star lore and Maori culture was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2022. Read more

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