Manuhuia Bennett

Rt Rev. Manuhuia "Manu" Augustus Bennett (10 February 1916 – 20 December 2001) was a New Zealand Anglican Suffragan Bishop in the second half of the 20th century. He was born in Rotorua on 10 February 1916 into an ecclesiastical family: his father Frederick Augustus Bennett was the inaugural Bishop of Aotearoa. He identified with the Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Pikiao and Ngāti Rangitihi iwi. Educated at the University of Hawaii and ordained in 1940, he was a Curate in the Diocese of Waiapu before becoming a Chaplain to the New Zealand Forces. When peace returned he was a  Māori Missionary at Rangitīkei. Later he was Vicar of St Faith’s Rotorua before being appointed Suffragan Bishop of Aotearoa in 1951. He retired in 1981 and died on 20 December 2001.

Honours and awards
In the 1981 Queen's Birthday Honours Bennett was appointed a Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG). On 6 February 1989, Bennett was the eleventh appointee to The Order of New Zealand.