Piri Sciascia

Piri Sciascia
Sciascia in 2017
Born
Piri John Ngarangikaunuhia Sciascia

(1946-11-06)6 November 1946
Porangahau, New Zealand
Died18 January 2020(2020-01-18) (aged 73)
SpouseGaylene Ann Sciascia
RelativesTākuta Ferris (nephew)

Piri John Ngarangikaunuhia Sciascia ONZM (6 November 1946 – 18 January 2020) was a New Zealand Māori leader, kapa haka exponent, and university administrator. From 2016 until his death, he served as kaumātua and advisor to the governor-general and government of New Zealand.