Joe Hawke

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Hawke receiving the Insignia of a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit

Joseph Parata Hohepa Hawke MNZM (born 1940) is a former New Zealand politician. He was a member of Parliament for the Labour Party from 1996 to 2002.

Member of Parliament[]

He was first elected to Parliament in the 1996 election as a list MP, having unsuccessfully contested the Te Tai Tokerau seat against incumbent Tau Henare of New Zealand First. In the 1999 election, he remained a list MP, opting not to stand in an electorate. He retired from politics at the 2002 election.^{[citation needed]}

Outside politics[]

Before entering Parliament, he worked as a consultant and a company director. He has been involved with a number of Māori organisations, including leading the Bastion Point protests^[1] and the Mai FM radio station. He is a lay preacher for the Open Brethren.^[2]

In the 2008 Queen's Birthday Honours, Hawke was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to Māori and the community.^[3]

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