unsuccessfully contested the Te Tai Tokerau seat against incumbent Tau Henare of New Zealand First. In the 1999 election, he remained a list MP, opting not to stand in an electorate. In 1997 Hawke collapsed from an angina attack while attending the tangi (funeral) of Matiu Rata. After corrective surgery he gave up eating mutton birds and pork bones and promoted the importance of healthy eating. He also pushed for smoke-free marae (having previously given up smoking himself several years earlier), and called for a nationwide hepatitis B screening programme as the disease particularly affected Māori and Pacific Island people. Hawke announced he would retire as an MP at the 2002 election, stating he would return to his previous involvement in various iwi businesses as well as tourism and development ventures. Post-political career In the 2008 Queen's Birthday Honours, Hawke was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to Māori and the community. Hawke died on 22 May 2022, aged 82 and was buried at Takaparawhau, the land he fought to return to his iwi. References 1940 births 2022 deaths New Zealand Labour Party MPs Māori activists Māori MPs New Zealand Plymouth Brethren New Zealand list MPs Māori politicians Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit Ngāti Whātua people Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives Politicians from Auckland