The Right Reverend Te Kītohi Pikaahu, ONZM, for services to the Anglican Church and Māori
The Right Reverend Te Kītohi Pikaahu, of Paihia, for services to the Anglican Church and Māori
The Right Reverend Te Kītohi Pikaahu is Bishop of Te Tai Tokerau and faith leader to Mihingare (Māori Anglicans) in Northland and Auckland. In 2002, he became the youngest bishop in the global Anglican Communion at age 37.
He chairs the worldwide Anglican Communion’s Anglican Indigenous Network. He chaired the Common Life Liturgical Commission of the Anglican Church of Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia.
He is part of the International Anglican Liturgical Consultation and Chair of Te Runanga Whakawhanaunga i nga Hahi (the Māori Ecumenical Council of Churches).
He is chaplain and occasional kaumatua of the Māori Women’s Welfare League. He is foundation Chair of Te Whare Ruruhau o Meri, which provides crisis support services for victims of abuse. Bishop Pikaahu sits on the Police Commissioner’s Māori Focus Forum.