Tahu Potiki
Appearance
Tahu Potiki (23 December 1966 – 27 August 2019) was a New Zealand Māori leader who served as chief executive of Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu from 2002 to 2006.[1][2]
Potiki was born in Palmerston to Les and Rona Potiki, and grew up in Karitane,[3] becoming an authority on the history of his iwi, Ngāi Tahu.[2] He died in Auckland on 27 August 2019, aged 52, having been diagnosed with end-stage liver disease in 2014, and receiving a liver transplant in 2017.[3]
References
- ^ McPhee, Elena (27 August 2019). "Mayor pays tribute to Tahu Potiki". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ a b McNeilly, Hamish (28 August 2019). "Tahu Potiki remembered as 'quick witted, loving and a beautiful dad'". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ a b Block, George (29 August 2019). "Potiki death a 'serious loss'". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 30 August 2019.