Tamati Kruger
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Tamati Kruger is a Māori advocate and social/political analyst in New Zealand. Kruger is of Tuhoe descent, working in tribal research and development on behalf of the Tuhoe Raupatu. In 2002 he chaired the Second Ministerial Maori Taskforce on Whanau Violence. The members of this Taskforce were responsible for the development of the Mauri Ora Framework. A recognized authority in Māori language and customary practices, Kruger has published works in these fields.
He has been actively involved in iwi and hapū development over the last thirty years and is a respected social/political analyst on Māori society. A graduate of Victoria University of Wellington he has lectured in Te Reo and Anamata, a Private Training Establishment in Whakatane.
Recently he has spoken to the media on behalf of the Tuhoe iwi particularly concerning the controversial 2007 New Zealand anti-terror raids.
Kruger is married with six children and two grandchildren in Taneatua.
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