Eruera Te Whiti Nia

Eruera (Ted) Te Whiti Nia (Ngāti Te Whiti) was an artist and filmmaker. He carried the name of his grandfather, Lieutenant Colonel Eruera Te Whiti Love – the first Māori to command the 28th Māori Battalion.

He was raised in both New Zealand and Rarotonga, and went to Ilam School of Fine Art at Canterbury University in the early 1970s. He specialised in photography and filmmaking as well as carving.

His films are held by Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, including Te Atiawa o Runga te Rangi (1986) and Nga Tai o Makiri (1987). He was also an Associate Producer on Poi Ē: the story of our song (2016).

In 2009 Nia completed a Masters of Art and Design at AUT University, Auckland with a research-based sculptural project for the Are Korero house of history and learning at Taputapuatea Marae in Rarotonga.

See also:

• Ngā Taonga Sound and Vision obituary.