Muru Walters

Muru Walters (born 16 January 1935) is a New Zealand author, master carver, broadcaster, artist, former rugby union player and Māori Anglican bishop.[1] He was the first Pīhopa (bishop) of Te Pīhopatanga o Te Upoko o Te Ika from his consecration on 7 March 1992 until his retirement in 2018.[2]

Walters in 2012

Walters was born in Kaitaia.[3] He affiliates to the Te Rarawa and Te Aupōuri iwi.[1] A talented rugby player, Walters represented New Zealand Māori, and won the Tom French Cup for the Māori rugby union player of the year in 1957.[4] He studied at Auckland Teachers' College. After working in arts and crafts education in schools, he became a lecturer in art at Dunedin Teachers' College. He was later a lecturer in Māori Studies at St John's Theological College in Auckland.[3] In October 2020 Walters was made a Life Fellow of Selwyn College Dunedin.[5]

References
  1. "Bishop Muru Walters". Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  2. ACANZP Lectionary, 2019 (p. 145)
  3. "Muru Walters". Kōmako: a bibliography of writing by Māori in English. University of Canterbury. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  4. "Muru Walters". Penguin Books. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  5. "Anglican Taonga : New Zealand's Anglican News Leader".


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