Alan TAUMATA Obituary

TAUMATA, Alan Daniel I whānau mai ai ia i te 4 o Pipiri 1942. I whakawhiti ia ki te Ao Wairua i te 31 o Poutū- te-Rangi. 78 ōna tau ka hinga nei. Ko ia te pōtiki a Wereta Dan Taumata rāua ko Erenora (Takiwa). Ko Henare rātou ko Te Rangiita, ko Tutewha, ko Manunui ōna tuakana. Ko Te Mura rātou ko Christina, ko Kahureremoa, ko Te Waiata, ko Maria, ko Terehia, ko Te Rangimāpuna ōna tuahine. I nāianei, ko Te Waiata rāua ko Terehia anake ngā morehu. Ko ia te Pāpā o Arana. Ko ia te koko o Te Kahureremoa, rātou ko Arana, ko Oriwia, ko Patrick, ko Amiria, ko Manahi, ko Daniel, ko Tumanako. Tokowaru ōna mokopuna tuarua: Ko Eva rātou ko Ana- Mei, ko Piiata, ko Maya, ko Mahalia, ko Anahera, ko Billie, ko Te Kura. He koroua e tino arohaina nei e ōna tini whānaunga. He uri whakaheke nō ngā Kāwai Rangatira o Ngāti Tuwharetoa me Ngāti Hauaroa. He tangata taumata rau a Alan. Otirā he pātara i te whare o te Kāwana Tianara, he heketāri- a-motu o Te Kaunihera Māori o Aotearoa, he kaiwhakahaere wharekai, he tāpuhi, he katakita ētahi o āna tūranga nō mua. E takoto ana te taonga o te mate ki tōna marae ūkaipo i Kākahi, i te rohe pōtae. Born 4 June 1942, passed away 31 March 2021 aged 78. Youngest child of Dan and Erenora Taumata (n?e Takiwa). Brother to John (Party), Rex, Patrick, and Don. His sisters are June, Christina, Virginia, Yvonne, Maria, Theresa, and Roberta. Yvonne and Theresa are now the only surviving members of this family. Father to Arana. Loved grandfather of Te Kahureremoa, Arana, Oriwia, Patrick, Amiria, Manahi, Daniel and Tumanako. Treasured Great- grandfather to Eva, Ana-Mei, Piiata, Maya, Mahlia, Anahera, Billie and Te Kura. A much loved and respected Uncle and kaumātua to many. A descendant of Ngāti Tūwharetoa and Ngāti Hauaroa. A man of many talents. Former roles include Government House Butler, National Secretary for the NZ Māori Council, Maître d', Registered Nurse, Lay Minister and Justice of the Peace. Pāpā is lying in state at Kākahi marae, King Country. A Service will be held on Kakahi Marae on Monday 5th April at 11:00 am. Taumarunui Funeral Sevices Funeral Director's Association of New Zealand.