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RIP Timi te Heuheu

July 12th, 2012 at 1:04 pm by David Farrar

Stuff reports:

One of Maoridom’s senior statesmen, Timoti (Timi) te Heuheu, has died.

The Ngati Tuwharetoa leader is the brother of paramount chief Tumu te Heuheu and husband of former Cabinet minister Georgina te Heuheu.

Timi te Heuheu was a lively figure who worked tirelessly as a tribal diplomat and link between iwi Maori, politics and business.

He will be taken to Waihi Marae on the shores of Lake Taupo today, where he will lay in state.

I met Timi a few times, through Georgina. A lovely selfless man, who cared greatly about New Zealand. My condolences to Georgie and family.

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3 Responses to “RIP Timi te Heuheu”

  1. NeutralObserver (76) Says:
    July 12th, 2012 at 1:05 pm

    I think that should read ‘selfless’?…damn spell check…

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  2. Brian Smaller (3,835) Says:
    July 12th, 2012 at 1:10 pm

    I noticed that too – I would edit that post-haste DPF.

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  3. orewa1 (340) Says:
    July 12th, 2012 at 9:23 pm

    A really gentle, nice guy who I worked with in Wellington around 1963 when we were both fresh out of college. Lost touch since but remember him like it was yesterday. RIP Timi.

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