Sir Wira Gardiner Cause Of Death: How Did Sir Wira Gardiner Die?

Sir Wira Gardiner Cause Of Death: How Did Sir Wira Gardiner Die? All you need to know about the cause of the New Zealand soldier, public servant, and writer death.

The New Zealand soldier, public servant, and writer has passed away.

Sir Harawira “Wira” Tiri Gardiner KNZM was Māori, of Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Pikiao, Whakatōhea and Te Whānau-ā-Apanui descent.

Sir Wira Gardiner Cause Of Death: How Did Sir Wira Gardiner Die?

Wira Gardiner died at his home in Gisborne on March 17, 2022, at the age of 78, after a lengthy illness.

Gardiner was born on the 4th of September 1943, in Whakatane. He was raised under whangai, a Maori tradition of adoption open to all. He attended secondary school in Whakatane as well as his tertiary training in The University of Canterbury (BA) as well as the King’s College London (MA War Studies).

Gardiner married to a former MP, Hekia Parata. They had two kids together and Gardiner had three more youngsters from an earlier union with the former member of parliament Pauline Gardiner, including the film producer Ainsley Gardiner.

For the past twenty years, Gardiner was a member of the New Zealand Army as a professional soldier. He was active during the war in South Vietnam. He retired from the army in 1983 at the rank of lieutenant colonel, at the time, he held the highest-ranking Maori officer.

Source: Kingaziz.com