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DeutschTe Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi
Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi is a wānanga (indigenous tertiary education provider) based in Whakatāne, New Zealand, established in 1991 by Ngāti Awa.
History
[edit]Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi was officially opened on 10 February 1992.[1] The Whakatane campus was later redeveloped, and that redevelopment officially opened in December 2012. At the ceremony, a posthumous Honorary Doctorate was awarded to Te Onehou Eliza Phillis, an Honorary Doctorate to Sir Harawira Gardiner, and Amohaere Tangitū was awarded a Distinguished Fellowship.[2]
Notable faculty
[edit]- Taiarahia Black
- Esther Tumama Cowley-Malcolm
- Wiremu Doherty
- Hinemoa Elder
- Annemarie Gillies
- Te Kani Kingi
- Graham Smith
- Linda Tuhiwai Smith
- Caroline Phillips, archaeologist
- Pou Temara
- Virginia Warriner, professor of business
Notable alumni
[edit]- Kura Paul-Burke, professor of marine science at University of Waikato
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi is formally opened. | Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi". www.wananga.ac.nz. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ "Auckland.Scoop » Official opening of Whakatāne campus development". Retrieved 8 November 2024.
External links
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