Investiture of Te Ahikā Hoani Tūrei continues. Part 6/6
- kaikoreo: His Excellency the Governor General Sir Hardie Boys. He has been authorised by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth ll to confer upon Te Ahikaiata Hoani Tūrei the Insigniture of the Knights companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit. It is then read in Māori by John Tahupārae...
Sir John Tūrei has been a kaumātua and a member of the Carrington Polytechnic Council, now the Unitechnic Institute of Technology for the past 14 years, he has been a Kaumātua in the Ministry of Justice, and a personal advisor to the Secrtary of Justice since 1991, he has also acted as advisor to the Department of Socail Welfare and the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand, he is a foundation member of Radio New Zeland Board, and has assisted in Maor progammes, and played a leading roll in the refurbishment of the Auckland Māori Community Centre.
Sir John Tūrei was the first Chairperson of Te Ūnga Waka Marae in Epsom, kaumātua to Te Waka Huia Kapa Haka Roopu, he was a founation member to the Lion Foundation Scholarship Baord for young Māori achievers, Chairpserson of the Te Māori Committee, he has lead cultural delegations to South Kōrea , China, India and the United States of America. He is the recipient of the Radio New Zealand award for his coverage of the Te Māori Exhibition and in 1994 was granted a Unitec Scholarship.. "RISE SIR JOHN" .
- A citation is read out by Hāre Williams and Tini Molyneux.
- kaikōrero: Sir Michael Hardie Boys, Governor General of New Zealand.
- kaikōrero: Sir Te Ahikaiata Hoani Tūrei, thanks his people, the Governor General and everyone for bestowing upon him all the accolades that have been said of him, he is vey humble. People came from far and wide to honour him, for which he will never forget. He also explains his name, John Joseph Te Ahikahaiata Tūrei and acknowledges chief Judge, Joe Williams.
- kiankai by Te Waka Huia.