Sir John Te Herekiekie Grace (28 July 1905 – 11 August 1985) was a New Zealand interpreter, public servant, community leader and New Zealand's first High Commissioner to Fiji. Of MÃÂori descent, he identified with the NgÃÂti Tà «wharetoa . He was born in Whanganui, New Zealand on 28 July 1905.
In 1953, Grace was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal. He was appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order in the 1954 New Zealand Royal Visit Honours. In the 1968 New Year Honours, he was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, for services to the MÃÂori people and in public affairs.