Tipene O'Regan
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Sir Tipene O'Regan is a New Zealand
academic and company director. Born Stephen Gerard O'Regan, son of Dr Rolland O'Regan and Rena Ruhia (Bradshaw), he is a director of a wide range of South Island Maori enterprises. He is best known for his role as chairman of the Ngāi Tahu
Maori Trust Board which he guided to successful land and sea fisheries claims before the Waitangi Tribunal
, culminating in the Tribunal’s reports of 1991 and 1992. He later led claim settlement negotiations leading to the 1998 settlement which made extensive provision for customary rights in fisheries and other natural resources.
He is currently Associate Lecturer and Assistant Vice Chancellor (Māori) at the University of Canterbury
in Christchurch
, New Zealand, associated with both the history and Māori departments. He was awarded an Honorary D.Litt by the University of Canterbury in 1992. In March 2009, O'Regan was commemorated as one of the Twelve Local Heroes
of Christchurch, and a bronze bust of him was unveiled outside the Christchurch Arts Centre
.
O'Regan is currently a member of the New Zealand Geographic Board
.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
academic and company director. Born Stephen Gerard O'Regan, son of Dr Rolland O'Regan and Rena Ruhia (Bradshaw), he is a director of a wide range of South Island Maori enterprises. He is best known for his role as chairman of the Ngāi Tahu
Ngāi Tahu
Ngāi Tahu, or Kāi Tahu, is the principal Māori iwi of the southern region of New Zealand, with the tribal authority, Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, being based in Christchurch and Invercargill. The iwi combines three groups, Kāi Tahu itself, and Waitaha and Kāti Mamoe who lived in the South Island prior...
Maori Trust Board which he guided to successful land and sea fisheries claims before the Waitangi Tribunal
Waitangi Tribunal
The Waitangi Tribunal is a New Zealand permanent commission of inquiry established under the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975...
, culminating in the Tribunal’s reports of 1991 and 1992. He later led claim settlement negotiations leading to the 1998 settlement which made extensive provision for customary rights in fisheries and other natural resources.
He is currently Associate Lecturer and Assistant Vice Chancellor (Māori) at the University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury
The University of Canterbury , New Zealand's second-oldest university, operates its main campus in the suburb of Ilam in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand...
in Christchurch
Christchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
, New Zealand, associated with both the history and Māori departments. He was awarded an Honorary D.Litt by the University of Canterbury in 1992. In March 2009, O'Regan was commemorated as one of the Twelve Local Heroes
Twelve Local Heroes
The Twelve Local Heroes is a series of bronze busts located in the central city of Christchurch, New Zealand on Worcester Boulevard outside the Arts Centre to commemorate twelve local Christchurch people who were prominent in their respective fields in the latter part of the 20th...
of Christchurch, and a bronze bust of him was unveiled outside the Christchurch Arts Centre
Christchurch Arts Centre
The Christchurch Arts Centre is a hub for arts, crafts and entertainment in Christchurch, New Zealand. It is located in the neo-gothic former University of Canterbury buildings, the majority of which were designed by Benjamin Mountfort...
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O'Regan is currently a member of the New Zealand Geographic Board
New Zealand Geographic Board
The New Zealand Geographic Board is constituted under the New Zealand Geographic Board Act 2008, formerly under the New Zealand Geographic Board Act 1946. Although an independent institution, it is responsible to the Minister for Land Information...
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