Whatarangi Winiata
New Zealand accountant, academic, and Māori leader (1935–2026)
Whatarangi Winiata (22 July 1935 – 3 June 2026) was a New Zealand accountant, academic and Māori leader. From 1994 to 2007, he was chief executive of Te Wānanga o Raukawa, a Māori tertiary education institution. He had been professor of accountancy at the Victoria University of Wellington from 1974. He was the inaugural president of the Māori Party, serving from 2004 to 2009.
Early life and career
Winiata was born on 22 July 1935 at Hokio in Horowhenua. He was affiliated with the Māori iwi Ngāti Raukawa. He was the second Māori to graduate with a Bachelor of Commerce degree, from Victoria University College in 1957.
He earned MBA and PhD degrees from the University of Michigan. He lived also in Canada working at the University of British Columbia. In about 1975, he and his family returned to New Zealand.
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