Sir Timoti Samuel Karetu QSO, KNZM (Ngati
Kahungunu, Ngai Tuhoe) is considered the master of the Maori
language and an expert in the composition, performance and judging
of haka and waiata. In 1972, he established the Department of Maori
at The University of Waikato as head of department and then was
foundation professor before becoming the inaugural Maori Language
Commissioner at Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Maori (1987–1999). In 2012,
he was the recipient of Te Tohu mo Te Arikinui Dame Te
Atairangikaahu Exemplary/Supreme Award of Te Waka Toi. Timoti has
also served as information officer for the New Zealand High
Commission in London. He is currently co-chair of the board for the
Te Kohanga Reo National Trust. Timoti has been involved with the
National Film Archive and has served on the boards of Te Waka Toi,
Toi Maori, and the National Library, as well as serving as
chairperson of Aotearoa Traditional Maori Performing Arts Festival
Committee (now Te Matatini) and Te Mangai Paho. He was awarded
honorary doctorates from Victoria University of Wellington in 2003
and The University of Waikato in 2008. He has been a regular
contributor at national and international symposia, delivering
presentations and papers on indigenous language revival and
retention. He with co author Wharehuia Milroy are directors of Te
Panekiretanga o Te Reo Maori (Institute of Excellence in Te Reo
Maori), which they established in 2004 through Te Wananga o
Aotearoa. They are also adjunct professors of Te Ipukarea, the
National Maori Language Institute at AUT University. Both were born
in 1937.
Dr James Wharehuia Milroy QSO, CNZM (Ngai Tuhoe
and Ngati Koura) was a professor of Maori at the University of
Waikato from 1993 to 2000, having taught there since 1978. Because
he is an exponent of the Maori language and an expert in Maori
customary practices he is often consulted, including as an examiner
of numerous master and PhD theses in English and Maori. Outside of
academia, Te Wharehuia has served on many boards and committees
including Te Ara Wananga, an advisory committee for the Online
Encyclopedia of New Zealand; Te Papa Maori Advisory Committee; Te
Taura Whiri i te Reo Maori; Tertiary Education Advisory Committee;
Whakaruruhau Reo for the New Zealand Qualifications Authority; the
New Zealand Geographic Board; the Waitangi Tribunal; Tautoko Maori
Trust; and Te Kohanga Reo National Trust. In 2009 Te Wharehuia was
awarded Te Tohu Aroha mo Ngoingoi Kumeroa Pewhairangi Award for
strengthening Te Reo Rangatira. He was the inaugural Pou Aronui of
Te Whainga Aronui/The Council for the Humanities. He received an
honorary doctorate from The University of Waikato in 2005. He with
co author Timoti Karetu are directors of Te Panekiretanga o Te Reo
Maori (Institute of Excellence in Te Reo Maori), which they
established in 2004 through Te Wananga o Aotearoa. They are also
adjunct professors of Te Ipukarea, the National Maori Language
Institute at AUT University. Both were born in 1937.
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