Dr Peter Cleave, of Palmerston North, ONZM for services to Māori language education
Dr Peter Cleave has written books and co-written dictionaries for teaching Te Reo Māori, including early work collaborating on Māori mathematics in the 1970s. He was instrumental in driving approval of the first Masters in Māori programme at the University of Waikato. He taught Te Reo at secondary schools and led a team focused on pre-school education for Māori and Pacific children. He has published academically in sociolinguistics and other topics. He hosts the weekly show ‘Te Ao Whanui’ on Kia Ora FM and wrote the book ‘Iwi Station’ about the development of Māori radio. Dr Cleave has contributed to Rangitaane o Manawatu iwi in various capacities, from broadcasting to early childhood support, as iwi representative on the Manawatu Community Law Board and the Manawatu People’s Radio Board of Trustees.