Dun Mihaka

Dun Mihaka is a Māori activist, author, and political candidate. Mihaka has been involved in a number of campaigns regarding Māori rights, and was involved in the Bastion Point land dispute; as well, he is directly responsible for the Maori language being an official language of New Zealand. He has written two books on Māori issues. He is most known, however, for performing an act of whakapohane (baring his buttocks, a traditional Māori insult) to Princess Diana and Prince Charles in 1983. Some sources claim this was actually directed at the Queen herself, however, this is likely confused with a later incident in 1986 in which Mihaka was arrested for driving a van with an image of whakapohane in the vicinity of a royal motorcade; on that occasion, he was charged with dangerous driving. Mihaka has stood twice as a political candidate for the Te Tai Hauāuru electorate, once in 1999 and again in 2004. His campaigns failed both times, as he was unable to get more than 2.5% of the total... full article at wikipedia