Dr Aroha Harris

Te Rarawa, Ngāpuhi

Dr Aroha Harris belongs to Te Rarawa and Ngāpuhi. She lectures in history at the University of Auckland, where her current projects reflect her interest in Māori and iwi histories of Māori policy and community development in the twentieth century. Prior to her university appointment, Aroha variously worked in both historical and social research for Government departments (including the Waitangi Tribunal Division), private organisations, and iwi. She continues to provide research advice to Te Rūnanga o Te Rarawa on a range of iwi development projects, including the negotiation and settlement of Te Rārawa historical Treaty claims. Aroha is a founding member of Te Pouhere Kōrero, the national organisation of Maori historians, and the editor of their journal of the same name. She has variously published in edited collections and academic journals, and her first book, Hīkoi: Forty Years of Maori Protest, was published in 2004.

Dr Harris was appointed to the Tribunal in 2008.

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