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Biography: Hei, Ākenehi

Ākenehi Hei

Ākenehi Hei

After becoming one of the first Māori women to qualify as a nurse and midwife, in 1908, Ākenehi Hei was appointed district nurse to Māori communities in Northland, Rotorua, Taranaki and Whanganui. She is pictured outside her ‘tent hospital’ in 1909 or 1910.

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Reference: CCL PhotoCD 11, IMG0062

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Patricia A. Sargison. 'Hei, Ākenehi', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1996. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/39821/akenehi-hei (accessed 4 June 2026).