Ngatata Love

Who is Ngatata Love?

Sir Ralph Herberley "Ngatata" Love GNZM QSO JP is a New Zealand Treaty of Waitangi negotiator, academic and Māori leader. Love is a Professor of Business Development at Victoria University of Wellington's Victoria Management School. He is in a long-term relationship with Lorraine Skiffington.

Love was awarded the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2009 for services to Māori. At the same time Sir Ngatata stated that he is a supporter of a New Zealand republic and that "Even though I am an avowed republican, we must never abandon the history we share with Britain. Particularly at times of conflict."

His father was the Te Ati Awa leader Sir Ralph Love. Love attended Wellington College and attended university part-time.

In March 2009, Love suggested that secondary students should have the option of going to wananga rather than staying at school.

In 2012 Love stepped aside from a number of positions representing Māori and the Serious Fraud Office said it was investigating a matter in relation to the Wellington Tenths Trust.