Rawinia Higgins

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Higgins in 2020

Rawinia Ruth Higgins is a New Zealand Māori academic of Tūhoe descent, whose research focuses on language and culture.[1]

Research

Higgins' Master's thesis at the University of Otago was on the nature of transmission of oral histories,[2] while her 2004 PhD thesis, He tanga ngutu, he Tuhoetanga te Mana Motuhake o te ta moko wahine, was on the identity politics of female chin tattoos.[3][4] 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.[5] She has been a member of the Waitangi Tribunal[6] since 2013,[7] and is on the board of Te Māngai Pāho, the Māori Broadcast Funding Agency.[8] She is currently Chair of the Māori Language Commission.[9]

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.[10] 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".[11]

References

  1. ^ "Associate Professor Rawinia Higgins | Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga". Maramatanga.co.nz. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  2. ^ No label or title -- debug: Q112038346 (Master's thesis), Wikidata Q112038346
  3. ^ "Dr Rawinia Higgins, University of Otago, New Zealand". Otago.ac.nz. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  4. ^ No label or title -- debug: Q111965583 (Doctoral thesis), Wikidata Q111965583
  5. ^ "1. Understanding tangihanga – Tangihanga – death customs – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand". Teara.govt.nz. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  6. ^ "Dr Rawinia Higgins — Waitangi Tribunal". Justice.govt.nz. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  7. ^ "Minister announces Waitangi Tribunal Appointments". beehive.govt.nz. 24 December 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  8. ^ "Te Māngai Pāho | Dr Rawinia Higgins". Tmp.govt.nz. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  9. ^ Webb-Liddall, Alice (14 September 2019). "Meet Rawinia Higgins, our first woman Māori Language Commissioner". The Spinoff. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  10. ^ "2020 Research Honours Aotearoa winners celebrated at Government House". Royal Society Te Apārangi. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Researchers and scholars elected to Academy". Royal Society Te Apārangi. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
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