Ngahuia Te Awekotuku

New Zealand academic, short story writer and essayist
Person human Q17152983
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Summary

Ngahuia Te Awekotuku was born on January 1, 1949[1], in Rotorua Hospital[2]. She has worked as an academic[3], writer[4], university teacher[5], researcher[6], and LGBTQ rights activist[7]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (228 views/month, #7,275 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: New Zealand[9]
  • Ethnic group: Māori[10]
  • Occupation: curator[11]
  • Position held: full professor[12], professor emeritus[13]
  • Employer: Victoria University of Wellington[14], University of Waikato[15], Australian National University[16]
  • Educated at: University of Auckland[17], University of Waikato[18], Rotorua Girls' High School[19], Western Heights High School[20], University of Hawaiʻi System[21]
  • Student: Ngarino Ellis[22]
  • Notable work: We will become ill if we stop weaving[23], Q139547857[24], Q139547858[25]
  • Award received: Fellow of Auckland War Memorial Museum[26], New Zealand Order of Merit[27], Companion of the Royal Society of New Zealand[28]
  • Member of: Ngā Tamatoa[29]
  • Sex or gender: female[30]
  • Sexual orientation: lesbianism[31]
  • Doctoral student: Mere Whaanga[32], Ngarino Ellis[33], Susan Jane Hickey[34], Keriata Paterson[35], Shiloh Ann Maree Groot[36], Shaun Awatere[37], Byron Malaela Sotiata Seiuli[38], Mera Penehira[39]
  • Commons category: Ngahuia Te Awekotuku[40]
  • Unmarried partner: Linda Waimarie Nikora[41]
  • Academic degree: Doctor of Philosophy[42]
  • Family name: Awekotuku[43]
  • Given name: Ngahuia[44]
  • Academic thesis: The sociocultural impact of tourism on the Te Arawa people of Rotorua, New Zealand[45]
  • Political ideology: feminism[46]
  • Described by source: 150 women in 150 words[47]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[48]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: NZThesisProject[49], WikiProject Books of Mana[50]
  • Tribe: Te Arawa[51], Ngāi Tūhoe[52], Ngāpuhi[53], Waikato Tainui[54]

Why It Matters

Ngahuia Te Awekotuku has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55]

FAQs

Where was Ngahuia Te Awekotuku born?

Ngahuia Te Awekotuku was born in Rotorua Hospital[2].

What did Ngahuia Te Awekotuku do for work?

Ngahuia Te Awekotuku worked as an academic[3], writer[4], university teacher[5], researcher[6], and LGBTQ rights activist[7].

Where did Ngahuia Te Awekotuku go to school?

Ngahuia Te Awekotuku was educated at University of Auckland[17], University of Waikato[18], Rotorua Girls' High School[19], and Western Heights High School[20].

What awards did Ngahuia Te Awekotuku receive?

Honors received include Fellow of Auckland War Memorial Museum[26], New Zealand Order of Merit[27], and Companion of the Royal Society of New Zealand[28].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . nzherald.co.nz. nzherald.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . maramatanga.co.nz. Retrieved . maramatanga.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . calendar.waikato.ac.nz. Retrieved . calendar.waikato.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] ↑ . The sociocultural impact of tourism on the Te Arawa people of Rotorua, New Zealand. wikidata.org.
  8. [19] ↑ . nzherald.co.nz. nzherald.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  20. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] ↑ . aucklandmuseum.com. aucklandmuseum.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [27] ↑ . dpmc.govt.nz. Retrieved . dpmc.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [28] ↑ . royalsociety.org.nz. royalsociety.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [10] ↑ . National Library of New Zealand Catalogue. Retrieved . writersfestival.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [32] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [33] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [34] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [35] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [36] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [37] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [38] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [39] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [41] ↑ . nzherald.co.nz. nzherald.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [42] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [1] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [24] ↑ . Books of Mana: 180 Māori-Authored Books of Significance. wikidata.org.
  42. [25] ↑ . Books of Mana: 180 Māori-Authored Books of Significance. wikidata.org.
  43. [22] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  44. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [46] ↑ . transreads.org. transreads.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  46. [47] ↑ . royalsociety.org.nz. Retrieved . royalsociety.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  47. [48] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  48. [49] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  49. [50] ↑ . Books of Mana: 180 Māori-Authored Books of Significance. wikidata.org.
  50. [51] ↑ . writersfestival.co.nz. Retrieved . writersfestival.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  51. [52] ↑ . writersfestival.co.nz. Retrieved . writersfestival.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  52. [53] ↑ . writersfestival.co.nz. Retrieved . writersfestival.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  53. [54] ↑ . writersfestival.co.nz. Retrieved . writersfestival.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [55] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · DrThneed · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Student → Ngarino Ellis
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  3. 8w ago · Brunnaiz · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tribe → Te Arawa, Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāpuhi +1
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Image: Ngahuia te Awekotuku at 2019 Research Honours Aotearoa (cropped).jpg"
  4. 16w ago · DrThneed · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Notable work → We will become ill if we stop weaving, Q139547857, Q139547858
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