Te Wharehuia Milroy | |
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.jpg) Milroy in 2012 | |
| Born | James Te Wharehuia Milroy 24 July 1937 |
| Died | 7 May 2019 (aged 81) |
| Nationality | New Zealander |
| Spouse | Marion Rongomaianiwaniwa Fabling (died 2010) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Māori language |
| Institutions | |
James Te Wharehuia Milroy CNZM QSO (24 July 1937 – 7 May 2019) was a New Zealand academic and expert in the Māori language. He was of Ngāi Tūhoe descent.[1] Together with Tīmoti Kāretu and Pou Temara, Milroy was a lecturer at Te Panekiretanga o te Reo (the Institute of Excellence in the Māori Language), which the three professors founded in 2004.[2][3]
- ^ "Revered reo exponent Te Wharehuia Milroy has passed away". Māori Television. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ Tahana, Yvonne (22 July 2008). "No apologies for pursuit of excellence in Maori". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
- ^ "Te Wharehuia Milroy – A life in service of Māoridom". Māori Television. Retrieved 9 May 2019.