Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal
Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal is a New Zealand Māori musician, academic and Māori-music revivalist. He is of Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Tamaterā and Ngā Puhi descent. He finished a Bachelor of Music in 1989 at Victoria University of Wellington in 1989, followed by a Master of Philosophy in Māori studies from Massey University. He was director of graduate studies and research at Te Wānanga o-Raukawa, Ōtaki and professor of indigenous development at University of Auckland. In 2013, he was appointed to the MBIE Science Board.