Top Maori academic returns to Massey University
Professor Meihana Durie arrives at Te PÅ«tahi-a-Toi supported by his whÄnau and iwi.
In a moving powhiri, Massey University has welcomed Professor Meihana Durie, of RangitÄne, NgÄti Kauwhata, NgÄti Raukawa, NgÄti Porou, Rongo Whakaata, NgÄi Tahu, to head the school his father established 20 years ago.
Professor Durie’s appointment to Te PÅ«tahi-Ä-Toi, the School of MÄori Art, Knowledge and Education, follows in the footsteps of his father, renowned MÄori mental health expert Professor Emeritus Sir Mason Durie, who established Te PÅ«tahi-a-Toi in 1987.
