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Maori will mourn the passing of Duncan MacIntyre
8 June 2001
Media Statement
Maori will mourn the passing of Duncan MacIntyre
Acting Maori Affairs
Minister Sandra Lee says Maori will mourn the passing of
former Maori Affairs minister and Deputy Prime Minister
Duncan MacIntyre.
"I offer condolences to the MacIntyre whanau on behalf of all the Maori he worked with and for during the past 40 years," Ms Lee said. "New Zealand has lost a statesman, and Maori have lost a friend."
"E te whanau pani. Kua hinga to Rangatira. Kua mahue koe me to pouri. Ki te rongo i te mahana o te iwi."
(To the
bereaved family, your Rangatira has died. Even though you
are left with sadness, may the warmth of the people embrace
you)
ENDS
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