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Rawinia Ruth Higgins is a Māori academic of Tūhoe descent, whose research focusing on language and culture.
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Higgins' Phd thesis from Otago University, 'He kupu tuku iho mo tenei reanga: Te ahua o te tuku korero' was on the identity politics of female chin tattoos. She is currently Professor and Deputy Vice Chancellor Māori at Victoria University of Wellington.
Higgins has written Māori material for Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. She has been a member of the Waitangi Tribunal since 2013, and is on the board of Te Māngai Pāho, the Māori Broadcast Funding Agency.
Rawinia higgins talks about kohanga reo claim
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