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Taiarahia Black | |
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Alma mater | Massey University |
Relatives | Otere Black (son) |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | Massey University |
Thesis |
Taiarahia Black is a New Zealand academic, who rose to a full professor at the Massey University.
After completing an undergraduate degree at the University of Waikato, he moved to Massey in 1981. His PhD 'Kāore te aroha-- : te hua o te wānanga' , completed at Massey University in 2000, was the first PhD thesis at any university to be published in te reo Māori. [1] [2] [3] [4] Black later became a professor at Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi in Whakatāne. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
Black was appointed to the council of Creative New Zealand [11] [12] by Maggie Barry, Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage. [13]
Black is Māori, of Ngāi Tūhoe, Te Whānau a Apanui, Te Arawa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa and Ngāi Te Rangi descent. [5] Black's son Otere Black plays rugby professionally. [14]