The late Archdeacon Tikituterangi Raumati, of Urenui, ONZM, for services to Māori and the community
Insignia accepted by Archdeacon Tikituterangi Raumati's wife, Wilma Raumati
The late Tiki Raumati was involved with the Anglican Church of Aotearoa New Zealand and Polynesia for 50 years. He was Priest Kaumatua of the Diocese of Waikato and Taranaki. He was kaumatua with Tu Tama Wahine o Taranaki, which provides services in family violence prevention, social service and health provision, and community development. He was a member of the Department of Internal Affairs Māori Advisory Group and worked closely with DIA’s New Plymouth branch. He led the cultural aspects for the relocation of the Treaty of Waitangi, the Declaration of Independence, and the Women’s Suffrage petition to the He Tohu exhibition in the National Library. Archdeacon Raumati was an active rangatira and kaumatua of Ngāti Mutunga and Te Ati Awa nui tonu.