Patu Hohepa
Sir Patrick Wahanga Hohepa was a New Zealand Māori language academic. In the 2022 [Birthday Honours (New Zealand)|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.
Hohepa was born in 1936, and died at his home in Waimā on 22 September 2023, at the age of 87.