Graham Smith | |
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![]() Smith in 2014 | |
Born | Graham Hingangaroa Smith 1950 (age 73–74) |
Spouse | Linda Tuhiwai Smith |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | University of Auckland |
Thesis | The development of kaupapa Maori: theory and praxis (1997) |
Academic work | |
Institutions |
Graham Hingangaroa Smith CNZM FRSNZ (born 1950) is a New Zealand Māori academic and educationalist of Ngāti Porou, Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Apa and Ngāti Kahungunu descent. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi.
Smith grew up with his grandmother in the Wairarapa region. He received a scholarship to a private boarding school in Auckland, which led to university and a teaching career. [1]
After a Diploma of Teaching and a PhD at the University of Auckland, [2] he was Pro Vice-Chancellor (Māori) there for five years. He is now CEO and Vice-Chancellor at Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi. [3] He is also a principal investigator at Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga. [4]
In the 2014 Queen's Birthday Honours, Smith was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to Māori and education. [5] In March 2021, Smith was made a Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi, recognising his "research and practice have been foundational to the development of Kaupapa Māori theorizing and 'transforming praxis'". [6]
He is married to fellow academic Linda Tuhiwai Smith. [7]