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Biography: Kawharu, Ian Hugh

Māori studies at Auckland, 1965

Three men standing side by side and looking at some papers, with the University of Auckland buildings behind them.

Hugh Kawharu was senior lecturer in social anthropology at the University of Auckland from 1965 to 1970. He’s pictured here (left) alongside his colleagues Bruce Biggs (centre) and Patu Hohepa.

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Margaret Kawharu. 'Kawharu, Ian Hugh', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 2023. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/47822/maori-studies-at-auckland-1965 (accessed 4 June 2026).