Patu Hohepa
New Zealand Māori language academic
About Patu Hohepa
Lived 1936 – 2023 (aged 86–87). Patu Hohepa was a New Zealand.
Sir Patrick Wahanga Hohepa (1936 – 22 September 2023) was a New Zealand Māori language academic. In the 2022 Queen's Birthday and Platinum Jubilee Honours, he was appointed a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to Māori culture and education.
He co-authored the 1987 book The Pūriri trees are laughing: a political history of Ngā Puhi in the inland Bay of Islands. In 2025, this book was selected as one of the 180 most significant works of Māori-authored non-fiction.
Hohepa was born in 1936, and died at his home in Waimā on 22 September 2023, at the age of 87.
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Who was Patu Hohepa?
New Zealand Māori language academic
When was Patu Hohepa born?
Patu Hohepa was born in 1936.
When did Patu Hohepa die?
Patu Hohepa died on 22 September 2023.
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Patu Hohepa was New Zealand.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Patu Hohepa. https://biography.guide/patu-hohepa/
MLA: "Patu Hohepa." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/patu-hohepa/.
Chicago: "Patu Hohepa." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/patu-hohepa/.
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