Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement
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Edition 18 (2020) Winner
Tīmoti Kāretu
てぃーもてぃ・かーれとぅ
Tīmoti Kāretu
Aliases:
サー・ティモティ・カーレトゥ / Sir Tīmoti Samuel Kāretu / Tīmoti Samuel Kāretu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1937-04-29 （Hastings, New Zealand）
- Nationality
- New Zealand
- Languages
- Māori, English, French, German
- Residence History
- Waikaremoana → Waimārama → Ruatāhuna → Hastings → Taumarunui → London → Hamilton
Career
- Occupations
- Academic, Professor of Māori language and performing arts, Teacher, Interpreter, Māori Language Commissioner
- Active Years
- 1960-2024
- Affiliations
- University of Waikato, Te Kohanga Reo National Trust, Te Panekiretanga o te Reo
- Memberships
- Companion of the Royal Society Te Apārangi (CRSNZ)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Companion of the Queen's Service Order (QSO) | — | public services | New Zealand Government | Recipient |
| 2017 | Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (KNZM) | — | services to the Māori language | New Zealand Government | Recipient |
| 2003 | Honorary Doctorate | — | — | Victoria University of Wellington | Recipient |
| 2008 | Honorary Doctorate | — | — | University of Waikato | Recipient |
| 2020 | Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement | — | non-fiction | Office of the Prime Minister | Recipient |
| 2021 | Te Mūrau o te Tuhi Māori Language Award | — | — | Ockham New Zealand Book Awards | Winner |
| 2019 | Te Mūrau o te Tuhi Māori Language Award | — | — | Ockham New Zealand Book Awards | Joint Winner |
Companion of the Queen's Service Order (QSO)
1993
Category:
public services
Organization:
New Zealand Government
Result:
Recipient
Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (KNZM)
2017
Category:
services to the Māori language
Organization:
New Zealand Government
Result:
Recipient
Honorary Doctorate
2003
Organization:
Victoria University of Wellington
Result:
Recipient
Honorary Doctorate
2008
Organization:
University of Waikato
Result:
Recipient
Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement
2020
Category:
non-fiction
Organization:
Office of the Prime Minister
Result:
Recipient
Te Mūrau o te Tuhi Māori Language Award
2021
Organization:
Ockham New Zealand Book Awards
Result:
Winner
Te Mūrau o te Tuhi Māori Language Award
2019
Organization:
Ockham New Zealand Book Awards
Result:
Joint Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Translations by Author
- Nine songs translated from English to Māori for Waiata / Anthems album
- Co-wrote lyrics for Six60 'Pepeha'
- Translated Lorde 'Hua Pirau / Fallen Fruit'
Legacy
A prominent New Zealand academic in Māori language and performing arts, who made significant contributions to the preservation and promotion of the Māori language. He was the inaugural head of the Māori Department at the University of Waikato and the first Māori Language Commissioner.
Academic Societies
- Royal Society Te Apārangi
Trivia
- Adopted at two months old by his great-uncle Tame Kāretu and Mauwhare Taiwera in a whāngai adoption.
- Biological mother gave birth at 17 and died of tuberculosis at 22.
- Affiliates to Ngāi Tūhoe and Ngāti Kahungunu.
- Helped found the cultural group Ngāti Rānana in London.