Ranginui Walker
Ranginui Walker | |
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| Born | Ranginui Joseph Isaac Walker 1 March 1932 Bay of Plenty, New Zealand |
| Died | 29 February 2016 (aged 83) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Alma mater | University of Auckland |
| Notable awards | Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement |
| Scientific career | |
| Thesis | The social adjustment of the Maori to urban living in Auckland (1970) |
Ranginui Joseph Isaac Walker DCNZM (1 March 1932 – 29 February 2016) was a New Zealand academic, author, and activist of Māori and Lebanese descent. Walker wrote about Māori land rights and cultural identity in his books and columns for the weekly New Zealand Listener and the monthly Metro magazine throughout the 1980s and 1990s.