Rawinia Higgins
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Rawinia Ruth Higgins is a New Zealand Māori academic of Tūhoe descent, whose research focuses on language and culture.[1]
Research[]
Higgins' PhD thesis at the University of Otago, He kupu tuku iho mo tenei reanga: Te ahua o te tuku korero was on the identity politics of female chin tattoos.[2][3] She is currently a professor and deputy vice chancellor Māori at Victoria University of Wellington.
Higgins has written Māori material for Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand.[4] She has been a member of the Waitangi Tribunal[5] since 2013,[6] and is on the board of Te Māngai Pāho, the Māori Broadcast Funding Agency.[7] She is currently Chair of the Māori Language Commission.[8]
Honours and awards[]
In November 2020, the Royal Society Te Apārangi awarded Higgins the Pou Aronui award for dedicated service to the humanities–aronui over a sustained period.[9] In March 2021, Higgins was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi, recognising "her scholarly contributions have made a significant impact in sharing new discourse, insights and understanding of mātauranga Māori and challenging cultural norms".[10]
References[]
- ^ "Associate Professor Rawinia Higgins | Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga". Maramatanga.co.nz. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ "Dr Rawinia Higgins, University of Otago, New Zealand". Otago.ac.nz. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ "He kupu tuku iho mo tenei reanga : Te ahua o te tuku korero". Otago.ourarchive.ac.nz. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ "1. Understanding tangihanga – Tangihanga – death customs – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand". Teara.govt.nz. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ "Dr Rawinia Higgins — Waitangi Tribunal". Justice.govt.nz. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ "Minister announces Waitangi Tribunal Appointments". beehive.govt.nz. 24 December 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ "Te Māngai Pāho | Dr Rawinia Higgins". Tmp.govt.nz. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ Webb-Liddall, Alice (14 September 2019). "Meet Rawinia Higgins, our first woman Māori Language Commissioner". The Spinoff. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ "2020 Research Honours Aotearoa winners celebrated at Government House". Royal Society Te Apārangi. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "Researchers and scholars elected to Academy". Royal Society Te Apārangi. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- Living people
- Ngāi Tūhoe
- New Zealand academics
- University of Otago alumni
- Victoria University of Wellington faculty
- Members of the Waitangi Tribunal
- New Zealand Māori academics
- New Zealand Māori women academics
- Fellows of the Royal Society of New Zealand