James Hēnare

Sir James Hēnare
Sir James Hēnare
	Hēnare, c. 1940s
Born	18 November 1911; Motatau, New Zealand
Died	2 April 1989 (aged 77); Kawakawa, New Zealand
Allegiance	New Zealand
Service/branch	2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Years of service	1940–1946
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Commands held	Māori Battalion (1945–46)
Battles/wars	Second World War North African Campaign First Battle of El Alamein; Second Battle of El Alamein; ; Italian Campaign Battle of Monte Cassino; ;
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire; Distinguished Service Order; Mentioned in Despatches

Sir James Clendon Tau Hēnare, KBE, DSO (18 November 1911 – 2 April 1989) was a New Zealand tribal leader, military officer, farmer and community leader. He fought for four years with the Māori Battalion during the Second World War, was wounded at El Alamein, and with the rank of lieutenant colonel was the battalion's commanding officer when the war ended. He stood for Parliament for the National Party in the Northern Maori electorate on several occasions: 1946, 1949, 1951, 1963, and the 1963 by-election.

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