▁Zealand . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁New ▁Year ▁Hon ours , ▁Hot ere ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ▁for ▁services ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁ ▁Early ▁history ▁Hot ere ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Mit im iti , ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁H oki anga ▁Har bour ▁in ▁the ▁North land ▁Region , ▁one ▁of ▁ 1 5 ▁children . ▁He ▁received ▁his ▁secondary ▁education ▁at ▁H ato ▁Peter a ▁College , ▁A uck land , ▁where ▁he ▁studied ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁After ▁early ▁art ▁training ▁at ▁the ▁A uck land ▁Te ach ers ' ▁Training ▁College ▁under ▁the ▁tut el age ▁of ▁J . ▁D . ▁Char l ton ▁Ed gar , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Dun ed in ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁where ▁he ▁studied ▁at ▁Dun ed in ▁School ▁of ▁Art , ▁part ▁of ▁King ▁Edward ▁Techn ical ▁College . ▁During ▁the ▁later ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁schools ▁art ▁ad visor ▁for ▁the ▁Education ▁Department ▁in ▁the ▁Bay ▁of ▁Islands . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁Hot ere ▁gained ▁a ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Art ▁Soci eties ▁Fellow ship ▁and ▁travel led ▁to ▁England ▁where ▁he ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁Central ▁School ▁of ▁Art ▁and ▁Design ▁in ▁London . ▁During ▁ 1 9 6 2 – 1 9 6 4 ▁he ▁studied ▁in ▁France ▁and ▁travel led ▁around ▁Europe , ▁during ▁which ▁time ▁he ▁witness ed ▁the ▁development