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National Male Leader, Kapa Haka, Aotearoa Maori Traditional Peforming Arts (5 years) Tohunga Tu Taua, Te Whare Tu Taua O Aotearoa, 1985 Tohunga Huarewa, Te Wananga Whare Tapere O Takitimu, Massey University, 2001 Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for Services to New Zealand in Education, 1990 Public Relations Institute of New Zealand Communicator of the Year, 2006 New Zealand Sexiest Politician of the Year, 2007 |