Sir Derek Arana Te Ahi Lardelli (born 1961) is a New Zealand tàmoko artist, painter, carver, kapahaka performer, composer, graphic designer, researcher of whakapapa and oral histories and kaikà Ârero. He affiliates to the NgÃÂti Konohi hapà « of NgÃÂti Porou, and the NgÃÂi Te Aweawe hapà « of Rongowhakaata, and lives in Gisborne, where he is pouwhirinaki/principal lecturer at Toihoukura at Eastern Institute of Technology.
In 2004, Lardelli received a New Zealand Arts Foundation Laureate Award, and in 2006 he was the inaugural Gallipoli artist-in-residence. In the 2008 Queen's Birthday Honours, Lardelli was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to MÃÂori arts, in particular tÃÂ moko. In the 2020 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was promoted to Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to MÃÂori art.
Lardelli composed the Kapa o Pango haka in 2005 for the All Blacks.