Joe Hawke

New Zealand politician

Joseph Parata Hohepa Hawke MNZM (1940 – 22 May 2022) was a New Zealand politician and Māori land rights activist. He was a member of Parliament for the Labour Party from 1996 to 2002. In the 2008 Queen's Birthday Honours, Hawke was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit.[1]

Hawke died on 22 May 2022 at the age of 82.[2]

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  1. "Queen's Birthday honours list 2008". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 2 June 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  2. Anderson, Ryan; Earley, Melanie (22 May 2022). "Ngāti Whātua Bastion Point protest leader Joe Hawke dies, aged 82". Stuff. Retrieved 22 May 2022.