In Memory of

Hekenukumai Puhipi Busby

Died 11 May 2019

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  • First Names:Hekenukumai Puhipi
  • Also known as:Hek / Sir / Hector
  • Last Name:Busby
  • Age:86y
  • Country:New Zealand
  • Funeral Home:Te Uri o Hina Marae - Pukepoto - Kaitaia
  • Published Notices:(0)

Sir Hek (86) was a world-renowned carver and traditional celestial sailing navigator, having revived traditions that had been lost for almost 400 years. Prime Minister Jacnda Addern referred to him as an "icon". He was knighted in February 2019, ONZM, MBE just a few onths before his death. He joins his wife Ngāhiraka (Hilda) who died 23 years earlier.

Read more here:
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/389073/sir-hekenukumai-busby-tangi-preparations-hundreds-gather-in-mourning.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12230034

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