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Biography: Parker, William Leonard

Wiremu Parker on Maori culture in the modern world

Audio file

Hear Wiremu Parker discussing what Maori culture means to him, what it consists of and its value in the modern world, in conversation with an unidentified Radio New Zealand interviewer on 31 May 1981. (4 min 29 sec)

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Sound Archives / Ngā Taonga Kōrero

Reference: T2867

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Piripi Walker. 'Parker, William Leonard', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 2000, updated January 2002. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/speech/41/wiremu-parker-on-maori-culture-in-the-modern-world (accessed 4 June 2026).