James Te Wharehuia Milroy CNZM QSO (24 July 1937 – 7 May 2019) was a New Zealand academic and expert in the Māori language.

He worked and lectured at the University of Waikato in the Māori Department, alongside Tīmoti Kāretu.

[6] In 2005, he was conferred with an honorary doctorate by the University of Waikato,[7] and in 2009, he was a recipient of the Māori Creative New Zealand Te Waka Toi award.

[8] Milroy was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to Māori language, in the 2012 New Year Honours.

[4][5][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] He was predeceased by his wife, Marion Rongomaianiwaniwa Milroy (née Fabling), in 2010.