Wiremu KAUA Obituary

Very sad to hear of Bill's passing. I have fond memories of Bill from my time in the Department of Education and Systems Technology IT division in the Ministry of Education in the early 90s in the old wooden Government Building and the Pipitea Street building. Always down to earth and good value especially over a beer at the Thorndon Tavern with his colleagues on a Friday evening. My thoughts and sympathies are with his immediate and extended family and friends. Vale and RIP Bill

Very Sorry to hear of Bill's passing. He was an inspiration. As a child sitting on the mat at Tokoroa Central School listening to the then School Traffic officer I was in awe. He was a hero.
A decade later I met Peter and Paul and I am certain he was a proud dad! From Western Height to the Tokoroa High School the boys took it all in their stride, more than once they were asked: isn't your dad the...
They were a credit to Wiremu and their lovely mum. With Peter especially many good times were had; School, Teachers College, Life.
Small world, big imprint, a life well lived and the baton passed.
Rest In Peace.
Henry Jacobs

E te hoa, e te rangatira, takahia atu ra te ara o te takimano ki tua whakarere Kei reira te hunga wairua e tatari ana mou. Haere atu ra e te whetu hou o te rangi. Farewell my friend. I´m so pleased I got to be with you at your Whare that morning even though my whanau were at my place waiting for my return so we could remember my wife Kathy Hapi´s passing on this same day 4 years earlier. You will not be forgotten my friend. Kia hora te marino Kei mua i tou huarahi. Kaati. Nga mihi aroha ki a Doris me te whanau whanui. Robin

E te papa e Bill. I am really peeved with myself that I had not tracked you down earlier to reconnect, I guess it wasnt meant to be. Ka nui te aroha mou me te aroha whanui ki to hoa wahine a Doris, me o tamariki, mokopuna katoa. E moe e te papa e Bill i to moenga roa, ki roto i nga ringa mahana o te Atua. Moe mai, moe mai, moe mai ra. Na tetahi o iramutu no Ngati Porou.

Hoki wairua atu ra e te Pou, ki to whakatipuranga a Ranginui e tu ake nei a Papatuanuku e takoto iho nei. Okioki ai i te taha o o koutou tupuna e tatari ana mou i tenei wa. E te whanau pani, tangi tonu, tangi tonu. Ma nga roimata aroha hei whakakiikii i te awa wairua kia whakangawari tona hokinga atu ki to tatou kainga tuturu. Ma koutou, ma matou, ma tatou katoa. Te hunga mate ki te hunga mate, tatou te hunga ora ki a tatou, tena tatou katoa.
God bless you Matua Bill, God bless your whanau and God bless God.

Our deepest condolences on the loss of Bill, Doris. We have the warmest memories of time spent together at TPK.

My condolences to Peter.Paul..Chris.Hapai.Sharon Andrew..and all the Kaua whanau.sorry for the loss of your father.he was good man.