The pharmacy pioneer who inspired scholarships for Māori students

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The pharmacy pioneer who inspired scholarships for Māori students

The late Hiwinui Heke – the first registered Māori pharmacist
The late Hiwinui Heke – the first registered Māori pharmacist

Matthew Heke shares the story of his trailblazing pāpara (father) Hiwinui Heke who was Aotearoa’s first Māori pharmacist. Anna Lee reports

The first Māori pharmacist – the late Hiwinui Heke – was an immensely humble leader and much respected within his community according to his son, Matt, Hiwinui Heke’s marae in the 1960s, Hiwinui Heke’s marae in the 1960s