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Story: Māori Studies – ngā tari Māori

Te Ripowai Higgins

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Te Ripowai Higgins (Ngāi Tūhoe) began teaching at Victoria University of Wellington in early 1990s, eventually becoming senior lecturer and head of Te Kawa a Māui, the School of Māori Studies. In this extract from the Māori-language television programme Waka huia, Higgins talks about her work.

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Ranginui Walker, Māori Studies – ngā tari Māori – Māori studies at Auckland University, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/41803/te-ripowai-higgins (accessed 23 June 2026).

Story by Ranginui Walker, published 31 May 2013.