Life and times of Mākereti Papakura

Name: Life and times of Mākereti Papakura
Start: 2025-11-25T07:30:00+13:00
End: 2025-11-25T08:30:00+13:00
Location: 1127 Haupapa Street, Rotorua, New Zealand 3010

Tue Nov 25 2025 at 07:30 am to 08:30 am UTC+13:00

1127 Haupapa Street, Rotorua, New Zealand 3010 | Rotorua

Publisher/HostRotorua Library

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$Life and times of M\u0101kereti Papakura$

Guide Mākereti Papakura of Whakarewarewa was recently awarded a posthumous degree from the University of Oxford. Emeritus Professor Ngāhuia Te Awekōtuku was honoured to attend the ceremony with a group of kin from Mākereti’s village. In this talk, the legacy of Mākereti will be discussed, as well as the world’s most illustrious indigenous scholars; women of commitment, of vision, of courage.
Free. Limited numbers so booking is recommended.