Wira Gardiner

Sir
Wira Gardiner
Gardiner in 2021
Born
Harawira Tiri Gardiner

(1943-09-04)4 September 1943
Whakatāne, New Zealand
Died17 March 2022(2022-03-17) (aged 78)
Gisborne, New Zealand
Alma materUniversity of Canterbury
King's College London
Occupation(s)Soldier, public servant and writer
Political partyNational
Spouses
Children5
RelativesAinsley Gardiner (daughter)

Sir Harawira Tiri Gardiner KNZM[1] (4 September 1943 – 17 March 2022) was a New Zealand soldier, public servant, and writer. He was Māori, of Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Pikiao, Whakatōhea, and Te Whānau-ā-Apanui descent.

  1. ^ "The Queen's Birthday Honours List 2008". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2005. Retrieved 29 June 2012.