Rawinia Higgins

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

Higgins in 2020

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
  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. "Dr Rawinia Higgins, University of Otago, New Zealand". Otago.ac.nz. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  3. "He kupu tuku iho mo tenei reanga : Te ahua o te tuku korero". Otago.ourarchive.ac.nz. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  4. "1. Understanding tangihanga – Tangihanga – death customs – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand". Teara.govt.nz. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  5. "Dr Rawinia Higgins — Waitangi Tribunal". Justice.govt.nz. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  6. "Minister announces Waitangi Tribunal Appointments". beehive.govt.nz. 24 December 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  7. "Te Māngai Pāho | Dr Rawinia Higgins". Tmp.govt.nz. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  8. Webb-Liddall, Alice (14 September 2019). "Meet Rawinia Higgins, our first woman Māori Language Commissioner". The Spinoff. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  9. "2020 Research Honours Aotearoa winners celebrated at Government House". Royal Society Te Apārangi. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  10. "Researchers and scholars elected to Academy". Royal Society Te Apārangi. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
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