Hiwi Tauroa

Hiwi Tauroa
Tauroa in 1950
3rd Race Relations Conciliator
In office
1980–1986
Preceded byHarry Dansey
Succeeded byWally Hirsch
Personal details
Born
Edward Te Rangihiwinui Tauroa

(1927-05-29)29 May 1927
Okaiawa, Taranaki, New Zealand
Died11 December 2018(2018-12-11) (aged 91)
Whangaroa, New Zealand
Spouse
Patricia Jane Tauroa (née Wilson)
(m. 1958)
Children6
EducationWesley College
Hawera Technical High School
Alma materMassey Agricultural College
Auckland University College
OccupationSchoolteacher
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
Manawatu ()
- Taranaki ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1951 NZ Universities
1951–54 New Zealand Māori
Coaching career
Years Team
1974–79 Counties

Edward Te Rangihiwinui Tauroa CMG JP (29 May 1927 – 11 December 2018), known as Hiwi Tauroa, was a New Zealand rugby union player and coach, school principal, and civil servant of Māori descent.