POROPOROAKI
Māori Party
10 January 2017
Auē! Kua tau te hau rāwhiti, arā te hau mahana o te ringa kaha o Aituā. Kei te rangatira, kei te Pīhopa Mātāmua, haere
atu rā ki ō tāua mātua tūpuna. He whāriki mō mātou ngā mōrehu o ngā waka. Haere e te rangatira, haere.
The Māori Party expresses its sadness at the passing of the Bishop of the Anglican Church of Aotearoa, William Brown
Tūrei, ONZM, 28th Māori Battalion and son of Ngāti Porou and Te Whānau-ā-Apanui.
“Pīhopa Tūrei was a warm and humble man of the east but also brave enough to speak out when it mattered,” said Marama
Fox, Ikaroa-Rāwhiti List MP and co-leader of the Māori Party.
“I admired his fearless nature, he was an inspirational leader who provoked topical discussions on the Treaty of
Waitangi, nationhood and even the police raids in Rūātoki.
“Our thoughts are with his wife Mihi, their children and mokopuna as well as the tribes of the East Coast and
particularly the people of Waiapu Valley where he was raised.”
Māori Party co-leader Te Ururoa Flavell said Pīhopa Tūrei was a devout and loyal servant of God and Māori communities
throughout the country.
“For more than 50 years he dedicated himself to a life of service for God and the people. Many whānau in my electorate
will remember Pīhopa Tūrei as he served in parishes in Tauranga, Te Puke and Whakatāne,” said Mr Flavell.
“He contributed not only to religious communities, he was also very conscious and concerned about the education of Māori
children and the incarceration of Māori which he showed through his involvement with Hukarere Māori Anglican Girls
College and at Napier Prison.”
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