Canon Te A. Te H. K. Kaa Canon Te Anga Te Hihi Kahukiwi (Dan) Kaa, the Anglican Maori priest for the South Island, died last March at Wyndham, in Southland. He was aged 51. Canon Kaa was born at Rangitukia on the East Coast, and was a member of Ngati Porou. He was educated at Te Aute College, Auckland University (where he gained a B.A., majoring in Hebrew and Greek) and St John's College. He served in the Tokomaru, Taupo, Porangahau and Waipatu (Hastings) pastorates in the North Island, and in recent years served in the South Island, where he took a most valuable part in a great many Maori activities. An authority on Maori language and culture. Canon Kaa was a member of the Maori Bible Revision Committee and of the committee respon-
sible for revising the standard Maori dictionary. He was a foundation member of the Maori section of the National Council of Churches, and contributed greatly to its development. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge of New Zealand. Canon Kaa is survived by his wife Flo, by five daughters, Anna, Kiwi, Marata (Cindy), Kuni and Grace, and three sons, Terence, Hunaara and Bennett. He was the brother of the Rev. Tipi Kaa of the Waiapu pastorate at Tikitiki. After a service in Christchurch the body rested at Te Tatau o te Po, Lower Hutt, before being taken to Rangitukia for the funeral.
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Te Ao Hou, June 1965, Page 63
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