First Doctor of Philosophy In 1949 he was appointed the first Maori Adult Education Officer in Auckland, and three years later became the first Maori to win a Nuffield Scholarship. This enabled him to study at Edinburgh University, where he gained the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. He was the first Maori ever to earn this degree. He was an adviser in the film ‘The Seekers’, and played the part of the old tohunga in the film. Dr Winiata was ordained as a Methodist minister, and before taking up teaching he had completed the Trinity College course for the Methodist ministry. He was a magnificent fighter and a great advocate for the Maori people. His aim was the education of the Maori race as a whole, and he devoted most of his short life to that end.
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Te Ao Hou, June 1964, Page 31
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