Hirini Melbourne, ONZM was a M?ori composer, singer, university lecturer, poet and author. He was from Ng?i T?hoe and Ng?ti Kahungunu Maori tribes.
He is known in New Zealand for his work surrounding the revival of M?ori culture. A member of Ng? Tamatoa, which petitioned the New Zealand Government to have Maori taught in schools as part of its focus on Maori identity, he also studied at Auckland University and later became the Dean and associate professor of M?ori and Pacific development. Melbou...
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