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Acknowledgements

Hepora Raharuhi Young 1925–1996

We pay tribute to the late Hepora Young of Te Arawa, who was a member of the Mäori Committee to the Law Commission and who played a major role in planning the project’s course, including the nationwide programme of consultation with Mäori women. She had intended to travel the country to lead the meetings with Mäori women but, to her bitter disappointment, her failing health prevented that. During 1996, Hepora maintained a vital interest in all the work being conducted in the project and continued to provide invaluable advice and support, increasingly by phone, fax and mail from her home in Horohoro, where she passed away on 5 December 1996.

He Poroporoaki

Takoto mai rä e Kui Hepora, te rangatira, te wahine toa, te puäwaitanga o nga moemoeä o rätou mä kua mene atu ki te pö.

Moe mai rä e te Whaea, te Tipuna, te Kai-whakaako, te Whakaruruhau mo Te Aka Matua o te Ture.

Kei te heke tonu nga roimata möu.

Kua ngaro koe, te Tohunga-tä kupu e kaha nei ki te kawe ngä rau mo Te Reo Mäori.

Haere ki a Hine-nui-te-Pö,

haere ki Te huinga-o-te-kahurangi.

Aue te mamae, te pouri nui.

A farewell

Rest in peace Hepora, chief, warrior woman, the fruition of the dreams of those long since gone to the night.

Sleep on Mother, Grandparent, Teacher and Protector of the Law Commission’s Kaupapa Mäori

The tears continue

to fall

Farewell to a noted writer who worked hard to carry the fronds of Mäori language.

Go to the Great lady of the night, go to the gathering place in the heavens.

What pain, what sorrow.

We are indebted to all the women who attended and spoke at the consultation hui, and to those who helped us organise the hui and arrange for women to attend.

We are grateful to all the contributors to the report, and in particular, former Commissioner Joanne Morris, who until May 1997 led this project as part of the Women’s Access to Justice reference; Whetumarama Wereta, and Caren Wickcliffe. We also acknowledge the support and guidance of the members of the Mäori Committee to the Law Commission.

Rt Rev Bishop Manuhuia Bennett onz cmg
His Honour Justice ETJ Durie
Professor Mason Durie
Judge Michael J A Brown cnzm
Whetumarama Wereta
Te Atawhai Taiaroa

And finally we acknowledge the contribution of all those at the Law Commission, both past and present, who have worked on this report.

Tënei te mihi kia koutou katoa mö a

koutou äwhina, tautoko, kaha

Ki te hiki tënei kaupapa

Tënä koutou katoa

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