Background
Born to Review Tipi (whenua) and Hohipine Kaa (née Whaanga) at Rangitukia on the East Cape, where Tipi was Vicar of Waiapu, Kaa grew up in Rangitukia and Bombay where he attended Saint Stephen"s School.
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Hone Kaa
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Harvard University; University of Auckland.
Career
He was a Māori of Ngāti Porou and Ngāti Kahungunu descent. Hone trained as a priest at Street John"s Theological College in Auckland from 1963 to 1965, then got a Bachelor in Maori studies and a Master of Arts (Honours) in Education at the University of Auckland. Kaa then left for a Doctor of Ministry at the Episcopal Divinity School at Harvard University.
After working in parishes in Taupō and Porangahau, Kaa returned to Auckland to the Auckland Anglican Maori Mission, where he was minister from 1977 to 1983, and to Street John"s College.
He rose to become Archdeacon of Tāmaki Makaurau. He was White Ribbon Ambassador for the anti-domestic violence White Ribbon Campaign.
He was considered to be a "gay community friend". Kaa served on a number of official boards including the Māori Reference Group for Whānau Ora.
He presented programs on both Māori radio and Māori television
Kaa died in Auckland after a short battle with lung cancer.
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New Zealand