Kapuaiwaho "Kapu" Waretini was a rising star of Māoridom when he drowned in the Waimakariri River on January 30. Photo / SuppliedThe body of a 38-year-old man who drowned in a Canterbury river last weekend has been found. He was Kapuaiwaho "Kapu" Waretini, dubbed as a rising star of Māoridom. Waretini won a Sir Peter Blake leadership award in 2012 and forged a career that spanned the public and private sectors. He drowned while swimming in the Waimakariri River near Christchurch on Saturday.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 05, 2021 23:40 UTC