Hoani Waititi

Hoani Retimana Waititi (12 April 1926 – 30 September 1965) was a notable New Zealand teacher, educationalist and community leader.

Of Māori descent, he identified with the Te Whānau-ā-Apanui iwi.

He was born in Whangaparaoa near Cape Runaway, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, in 1926.

[1] Hoani Waititi Marae in West Auckland is named in his honour.

June Mariu is his niece, the daughter of his older brother Manihera.