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''Wira Gardiner''' (born 1945) [[KNZM]] is a former professional soldier, senior public servant and writer. He is [[Maori]] and his tribal affiliations are [[Ngati Awa]], [[Ngati Pikiao]], [[Whakatohea]] and [[Te Whanau-a-Apanui]]. |
''Wira Gardiner''' (born 1945) [[KNZM]] is a former professional soldier, senior public servant and writer. He is [[Maori]] and his tribal affiliations are [[Ngati Awa]], [[Ngati Pikiao]], [[Whakatohea]] and [[Te Whanau-a-Apanui]].<ref name="Outstanding">[http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/22388.html Outstanding leader graduates from Police College, New Zealand Police website |
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17 February, 2010]</ref> |
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==Early life and personal== |
==Early life and personal== |
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He received his secondary education in [[Whakatane]] and his tertiary education at the [[University of Canterbury]] ([[BA]]) and at [[King's College, London|King's College]], [[University of London]] ([[MA]] (War Studies). Gardiner is married to [[Hekia Parata]]. They have two children together and Gardiner has three other children from another marriage. |
He received his secondary education in [[Whakatane]] and his tertiary education at the [[University of Canterbury]] ([[BA]]) and at [[King's College, London|King's College]], [[University of London]] ([[MA]] (War Studies). Gardiner is married to [[Hekia Parata]]. They have two children together and Gardiner has three other children from another marriage.<ref name="Outstanding"/> |
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==Militery Career== |
==Militery Career== |
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For twenty years Gardiner served in the [[New Zealand Army]] as a professional soldier. He saw active service in [[South Vietnam]]. He retired from the Army in 1983 at the rank of [[Lieutenant Colonel]]. |
For twenty years Gardiner served in the [[New Zealand Army]] as a professional soldier. He saw active service in [[South Vietnam]]. He retired from the Army in 1983 at the rank of [[Lieutenant Colonel]].<ref name="Outstanding"/> |
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==Public Service== |
==Public Service== |
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Gardiner's public service career spanned 12 years from 1983-1995. During that time he was director of the Waitangi Tribunal, the founding (and only) General Manager of the [[Iwi Transition Agency]] and the founding chief executive of the [[Ministry of Maori Development]] (Te Puni Kokiri). He was made KNZM (Distinguished Companion of the Order of New Zealand) in 2008 for his services to Maori. |
Gardiner's public service career spanned 12 years from 1983-1995. During that time he was director of the Waitangi Tribunal, the founding (and only) General Manager of the [[Iwi Transition Agency]] and the founding chief executive of the [[Ministry of Maori Development]] (Te Puni Kokiri). He was made KNZM (Distinguished Companion of the Order of New Zealand) in 2008 for his services to Maori.<ref name="Outstanding"/> |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
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Revision as of 02:15, 23 October 2010
Wira Gardiner' (born 1945) KNZM is a former professional soldier, senior public servant and writer. He is Maori and his tribal affiliations are Ngati Awa, Ngati Pikiao, Whakatohea and Te Whanau-a-Apanui.[1]
Early life and personal
He received his secondary education in Whakatane and his tertiary education at the University of Canterbury (BA) and at King's College, University of London (MA (War Studies). Gardiner is married to Hekia Parata. They have two children together and Gardiner has three other children from another marriage.[1]
Militery Career
For twenty years Gardiner served in the New Zealand Army as a professional soldier. He saw active service in South Vietnam. He retired from the Army in 1983 at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.[1]
Public Service
Gardiner's public service career spanned 12 years from 1983-1995. During that time he was director of the Waitangi Tribunal, the founding (and only) General Manager of the Iwi Transition Agency and the founding chief executive of the Ministry of Maori Development (Te Puni Kokiri). He was made KNZM (Distinguished Companion of the Order of New Zealand) in 2008 for his services to Maori.[1]
Notes
- ^ a b c d [http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/22388.html Outstanding leader graduates from Police College, New Zealand Police website 17 February, 2010]
References
- Cooke, Sir Robin (1969). Portrait of a profession: the centennial book of the New Zealand Law Society. Wellington: Reed.
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