Piri Sciascia

New Zealand Māori leader

Piri John Ngarangikaunuhia Sciascia ONZM (6 November 1946 – 18 January 2020) was a New Zealand Māori leader and university administrator. From 2016 until his death, he was kaumātua and advisor to the governor-general and government of New Zealand. He was a member of the organising committee for the international exhibition Te Maori.

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)

He died on 18 January 2020.[1]

References

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  1. "Kaumātua and leader Piri Sciascia dies". Stuff.co.nz. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2020.