Eru Potaka-Dewes
Eru Potaka-Dewes (born 1939 in Ruatoria ; † August 7, 2009 in Rotorua ) was a New Zealand actor and Māori activist.
Life
Eru Potaka-Dewes attended Waiomatatini Native Primary School and Gisborne Boys High. He later studied history and education at Otago University . He then became a priest and lived in Australia for a few years.
On his return to New Zealand in the mid-1980s, he turned to the radical Māori movement and stood up as an activist for the interests of the indigenous people of New Zealand.
In the 1990s, Potaka-Dewes became known to an international audience through his roles in the films The Piano and Rapa Nui: Rebellion in Paradise .
Potaka-Dewes was the Dean of the Faculty of Theology at the Maori Anglican Theological College in Rotorua. He has taught at various schools in Auckland and Rotorua.
Filmography
- 1993: The Piano (The Piano)
- 1993: Attack on the Rainbow Warrior (The Rainbow Warrior)
- 1994: Rapa Nui - Rebellion in Paradise (Rapa Nui)
- 1999: What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?
- 2000: Jubilee
- 2002: The Maori Merchant of Venice
Web links
- Eru Potaka-Dewes in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Obituary at anglicantaonga.org.nz (English)
- Eru Potaka-Dewes at ihug.co.nz (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Ngati Porou priest, actor Eru Potaka-Dewes dies at radionz.co.nz, accessed on October 23, 2012
- ↑ a b c Maori leaders mourn activist at nzherald.co.nz, accessed October 23, 2012
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Potaka-Dewes, Eru |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | New Zealand actor and Māori activist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ruatoria , New Zealand |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 7, 2009 |
| Place of death | Rotorua , New Zealand |