Māori rights advocate Cletus Maanu Paul (Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Manawa) has died aged 83.
The long-serving member of the New Zealand Māori Council was a negotiator in the historic Māori fisheries claim that led to the 1992 Sealord settlement.
He was raised in Murupara and initially trained as a surveyor before switching to teaching in 1974 at Hamilton Teachers' College.
During his first job teaching job at Hamilton Boys High School, he and his students joined the Māori Land March.