Trevor Howse

Trevor Hapi Howse QSM (24 September 1931 – 12 May 2017) was a New Zealand Ngāi Tahu researcher and iwi leader.[1][2]

Trevor House

QSM
Howse in 2013
Born(1931-09-24)24 September 1931
Kaikōura, New Zealand
Died12 May 2017(2017-05-12) (aged 85)
Christchurch, New Zealand
OccupationNgāi Tahu leader

Early life

Howse grew in a public works camp before moving with his family to Tuahiwi near Christchurch for tuberculosis treatment for his mother; due to her incapacity, he was largely responsible for his siblings. He attended Rangiora High School[3] where he learnt farming skills. After school he did several jobs, including the freezing works, the railway and shearing, eventually rising up the ranks of a supermarket warehouse.[1]

Ngāi Tahu leadership

Howse's interest in and knowledge of the workings of the Māori Land Court, led to a job as a researcher on the Ngāi Tahu claim, one of the first claims before the Waitangi Tribunal. He was also a principal negotiator of the settlement with the Crown that followed.[4] Howse continued Ngāi Tahu roles, including membership of the Ngāi Tahu Māori Trust Board.[1]

Howse was awarded a Queen’s Service Medal, for services to Māori and conservation, in the 2013 Queen's Birthday Honours.[5][6] He died on 12 May 2017 in the Christchurch suburb of St Albans.[6]

References
  1. "Trevor Howse". Kā Huru Manu. Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  2. "Poroporoaki: Trevor Howse". Scoop News. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  3. "Alumni". Rangiora High School. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  4. Fisher, Martin (Spring 2017). "The Ngāi Tahu treaty settlement negotiation with the Crown: key players and background". Te Karaka (75): 20–21. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  5. "Trevor Howse, QSM". Government House. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  6. "Great weka of Ngai Tahu dies". Waatea News. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2020.


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