Akenehi Hei

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Akenehi Hei
Akenehi Hei.jpg
Bornc.1878
Te Kaha
Died28 November 1910
NationalityNew Zealander
EducationSt Joseph’s Māori Girls’ College
OccupationNurse and midwife
Medical career
InstitutionsNapier Hospital

Akenehi Hei (c.1878–28 November 1910) was a New Zealand nurse and midwife. She was the first Maori nurse, and qualified as a nurse in 1908.[1] She identified with the Te Whakatōhea and Te Whānau-ā-Apanui iwi. She was born in Te Kaha, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand on c.1878.[2] She was educated at the St Joseph's Māori Girls’ College.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Nurse Akenehi Hei, who was the first Maori nurse to qualify in 1908, outside her tent hospital". christchurchcitylibraries.com.
  2. ^ Sargison, Patricia A. "Akenehi Hei". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Whaea Tipuna - Akenehi Hei". www.nzno.org.nz. Retrieved 20 February 2019.


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