Wiremu Te Tau Huata

Wiremu Te Tau Huata
Wiremu Te Tau Huata; CBE QSO MC
Born	23 September 1917; Mohaka, New Zealand
Died	20 December 1991 (aged 74); Hastings, New Zealand
Occupation	Anglican priest
Relatives	Tama Huata (son); Hemi Pititi Huata (father); Tamihana Huata (grandfather)

Wiremu Te Tau Huata CBE QSO MC (23 September 1917 – 20 December 1991), was a New Zealand Anglican priest and military chaplain. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngati Kahungunu iwi. He was born in Mohaka, New Zealand, on 23 September 1917.[1]

He was chaplain to the 28th New Zealand (Maori) Battalion, which was part of the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF) during World War II. He was awarded the Military Cross for his service in Italy.[1]

In the 1984 Queen's Birthday Honours, Huata was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for community service.[2] In the 1991 New Year Honours, he was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, for services to the community.[3]

He was the third generation of his family who was an Anglican minister in the Diocese of Waiapu. His father was the Rev. Hemi Pititi Huata, who was ordained as a priest in 1898 and appointed as the vicar at Frasertown, near Wairoa.[4][5] His grandfather, Tamihana Huata, joined the Church Missionary Society (CMS) and on 25 September 1864 he was ordained as a priest and was appointed as the vicar at Frasertown.[4]

References

Ballara, Angela. "Wiremu Te Tau Huata". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
"No. 49769". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 16 June 1984. p. 3.
"No. 52383". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 31 December 1990. p. 30.
Tiaki Hikawera Mitira (1972). "The Life History and Activities of the Late Rev. Tamihana Huata". NZETC. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
Huata, Cordry (1996). "Huata, Hemi Pititi". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 15 February 2019.

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[DNZB_Huata-1] Ballara, Angela. "Wiremu Te Tau Huata". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.

[2] "No. 49769". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 16 June 1984. p. 3.

[3] "No. 52383". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 31 December 1990. p. 30.

[TH-4] Tiaki Hikawera Mitira (1972). "The Life History and Activities of the Late Rev. Tamihana Huata". NZETC. Retrieved 9 February 2019.

[DNZB_HP_Huata-5] Huata, Cordry (1996). "Huata, Hemi Pititi". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 15 February 2019.