Joe Harawira
Known For
Acting
Born
March 13, 1946
Died
January 9, 2017 (aged 70)
Birthplace
Paroa, New Zealand
Biography
Joseph "Hohepa" Harawira QSM (1946-2017) was a Māori kaumātua (elder) and environmental campaigner in New Zealand, prominent for raising issues of dioxin poisoning around Whakatāne in the Eastern Bay of Plenty. He was the leader of Sawmill Workers Against Poisons (SWAP), a group which sought official recognition of, and remedies for, the environmental pollution and human health problems associated with the timber industry’s use of the toxic chemical pentachlorophenol (PCP).
