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        1. Te aka
        2. Te panekiretanga
        3. Sir Tīmoti Kāretu of Ngāti Kahungunu and Ngāi Tūhoe is known throughout the world as an expert and a leader in language revitalisation.
        4. A thorough guide to the Maori language, this introduction for the general reader assumes no prior knowledge and offers a comprehensive course of lessons and.

          5. Te panekiretanga.

          Tīmoti Kāretu

          New Zealand Māori-language scholar (born )

          Sir Tīmoti Kāretu

          KNZM QSO CRSNZ

          Kāretu in

          Born

          Tīmoti Samuel Kāretu


          () 29 April (age&#;87)

          Hastings, New Zealand

          DisciplineMāori language and performing arts
          InstitutionsUniversity of Waikato

          Sir Tīmoti Samuel KāretuKNZM QSO CRSNZ (born 29 April )[1] is a New Zealand academic of Māori language and performing arts.[2] He served as the inaugural head of the Department of Māori at the University of Waikato, and rose to the rank of professor.[2] He was the first Māori language commissioner, between and , and then was executive director of Te Kohanga Reo National Trust from until [3] In , he was closely involved in the foundation of Te Panekiretanga o te Reo, the Institute of Excellence in Māori Language, and served as its executive director.[3] He is fluent in Māori, English, French and German.

          Early life and career