Dr (Sir) Ranginui Walker

[dK]

<p>I was sad to hear of Dr Walkers passing. I remember reading his book  Ka Whawhai Tonu Matou: Struggle without End, which provided a Maori perspective on NZ history</p>
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<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.maoritelevision.com/news/galleries/te-ao-maori-mourns-loss-esteemed-leader-dr-ranginui-walker'>http://www.maoritelevision.com/news/galleries/te-ao-maori-mourns-loss-esteemed-leader-dr-ranginui-walker</a></p>
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<div style="margin:0px;font-size:34.7173px;font-family:sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);">He tao</span><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);">huata</span><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);"> e </span><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);">taea</span><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);">te</span><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);">karo,</span></div>
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<p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="color:#000000;">He tao</span> <span style="color:#000000;">na</span> <span style="color:#000000;">Aitua, e kore.” </span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="color:#000000;">(“The thrust of a spear shaft may be parried, That of Death never.”)</span></span></span></p>
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[dogmeat]

<p>In addition to his scholarship he was a thoroughly decent man.</p>
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<p>Was lucky enough to meet him a couple of times. Humble, generous, great sense of humour.  Mana</p>

[Hooroo]

<p>Sadly, my ignorance was highlighted by his death.</p>
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<p>I had never heard of him but am now reading snippets of his work etc. He is pretty remarkable</p>

[jegga]

Didn't know he was part Lebanese , always struck me as someone who would have been a formidable opponent .

[Nepia]

<p>Wow, Martin Crowe and Ranginui Walker both pass away and I don't even know - crazy how reliant we are are on the internet these days.</p>
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<p>I must have quoted him 100s of times as an undergraduate.</p>