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

Rotorua Library

Highlights

Tue, 25 Nov, 2025 at 07:30 am

1 hour

1127 Haupapa Street, Rotorua, New Zealand 3010

Date & Location

Tue, 25 Nov, 2025 at 07:30 am to 08:30 am (NZDT)

1127 Haupapa Street, New Zealand 3010

1127 Haupapa St, Rotorua 3010, New Zealand, Rotorua

About the event

Life and times of Mākereti 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.

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