Ko '''Hirini Moko Mead''' nō ngā iwi o Te Moana a Toitehuatahi tae noa ki Taupō, arā nō Ngāti Awa, nō [[Tūhourangi]], nō [[Ngāti Tūwharetoa]]. Ko ia tonu te ahorangi i whakaū  ai i te Tari mō ngā Mātauranga Māori kei Te Whare Wānanga o Te Upoko o Te Ika-a-Māui (Victoria University of Wellington); he kaiwhakarite mātua ia ki te kawe i ngā tono a [[Ngāti Awa]] ki mua ki te aroaro o te Rōpū Whakamana i Te Tiriti. He tino kaiārahi hoki a Hirini i te hunga nā rātou [[Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiarangi]] i whakatū ai kei [[Whakatane]]. 

He nunui rawa ngā pukapuka mō ngā mahi, mō ngā tikanga a te Māori. Koia nei ētahi:

:2003. ''Tikanga Māori - Living by Māori Values''. Wellington: Huia Publishers.
:2001. ''Ngā Pepeha a Ngā Tupuna: The Sayings of the Ancestors.'' Wellington: Victoria University Press.
:1999. ''Taniko Weaving: Technique and Tradition.'' Auckland: Reed Publishing.
:1997. ''Māori Art on the World Scene.'' Wellington: Āhua Design and matau Associates Ltd.
:1996. ''Tawhaki: The Deeds of a Demigod.'' Auckland: Reed Publishing.
:1995. ''Te Toi Whakairo: The Art of Māori Carving.'' Auckland: Reed Publishing.


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