a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, for services to the Māori people, in the 1990 Queen's Birthday Honours. In the 2015 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was appointed a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services as a Member of Parliament and to Māori. References External links "Pita Sharples", TV documentary |- |- style="text-align: center;" 1941 births Living people New Zealand people of English descent Māori Party MPs New Zealand activists Māori Party co-leaders Ngāti Kahungunu people University of Auckland alumni University of Auckland faculty People from Waipawa People educated at Te Aute College New Zealand MPs for Māori electorates New Zealand Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives Government ministers of New Zealand Knights Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit 21st-century New Zealand politicians New Zealand politicians awarded knighthoods