    sir paul alfred reeves  (6 december 193214 august 2011) was archbishop and primate of new zealand from 1980 to 1985 and the 15th governor-general of new zealand from 22 november 1985 to 20&nbsp;november 1990. he was the first chancellor of auckland university of technology. ==education== reeves was born in wellington in 1932 to d'arcy and hilda (pirihira) reeves, who had moved from waikawa to newtown, a working-class suburb of wellington. hilda was mÄori and of the te Äti awa iwi; d'arcy was pakeha and a tram driver, he died in 1950 aged 52. he was educated at wellington college and at victoria college, university of new zealand (now the victoria university of wellington), where he graduated a ba in 1955 and an ma in 1956. he went on to study for ordination in the church of the province of new zealand at st john's college, auckland, receiving his licentiate in theology in 1958. ==ministry as deacon and priest== reeves was ordained deacon in 1958. after serving a brief curacy at tokoroa, he spent the period 1959â64 in england. from 1959 until 1961 he was an advanced student at [[st peter's colleg
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