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Tīmoti Kāretu
New Zealand Māori-language scholar (born )
Sir Tīmoti Kāretu KNZM QSO CRSNZ | |
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| Born | Tīmoti Samuel Kāretu () 29 April (age&#;87) Hastings, New Zealand |
| Discipline | Māori language and performing arts |
| Institutions | University of Waikato |
Sir Tīmoti Samuel KāretuKNZM QSO CRSNZ (born 29 April )[1] is a New Zealand academic of Māori language and performing arts.[2] He served as the inaugural head of the Department of Māori at the University of Waikato, and rose to the rank of professor.[2] He was the first Māori language commissioner, between and , and then was executive director of Te Kohanga Reo National Trust from until [3] In , he was closely involved in the foundation of Te Panekiretanga o te Reo, the Institute of Excellence in Māori Language, and served as its executive director.[3] He is fluent in Māori, English, French and German.