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Eru Potaka-Dewes (1939 in Ruatoria – 7 August 2009 in Rotorua) was a New Zealand actor, Māori religious leader and activist.

Life and career

Eru Potaka-Dewes attended Waiomatatini Native Primary School, Gisborne Boys' High School, and Otago University, where he studied history and teaching.[1] Afterwards he became an Anglican priest.[1]

After living a few years in Australia, he returned to New Zealand in the 1980s and engaged in political and legal debates concerning Maori questions, particularly those related to the Treaty of Waitangi.[1][2][3]

During 1991, Potaka-Dewes established the Aotearoa-NZ Action Committee's Alternative Immigration Office (ANZAC) as an immigration centre for indigenous peoples.[4]

During the 1990s and early 2000s (decade), he also was working as an actor, appearing in Jane Campion's film The Piano and Rapa-Nui, produced by Kevin Costner.[2]

He was the dean of theology at the Maori Anglican Theological College in Rotorua and taught in several Auckland and Rotorua schools.[2]

Potaka-Dewes died on 7 August 2009 in Rotorua, aged 70.[2] He was survived by his wife, Kiri, and his children.[4]

Filmography

• 1993: The Piano
• 1993: The Rainbow Warrior
• 1994: Rapa-Nui
• 1999: What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?
• 2000: Jubilee
• 2002: The Maori Merchant of Venice

External links

• Eru Potaka-Dewes at IMDb
• Eru Potaka-Dewes at ihug.co.nz

References

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