Archdeacon Hone Kaa (9 April 1941 – 29 March 2012) was an Auckland-based Anglican church leader, child welfare advocate[1][2][3][4] and social-justice campaigner.
Tipi (whenua) and Hohipine Kaa (née Whaanga) at Rangitukia on the East Cape, where Tipi was Vicar of Waiapu,[5] Kaa grew up in Rangitukia and Bombay where he attended St. Stephen's School.
One sister, Keri Kaa, rose to become chair of the UNESCO New Zealand Culture Commission[6] and won a 2011 AMP award to publish te reo Māori audio books; a second sister was the writer and poet Arapera Hineira Kaa Blank.
[9] Kaa was involved with the World Council of Churches and the Christian Conference of Asia and a figurehead in the New Zealand support for the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa.
[11] Kaa served on a number of official boards including the Māori Reference Group for Whānau Ora.