Story: Walker, Ranginui Joseph Isaac

Ranginui Walker, academic

Ranginui Walker, academic

From 1970 until 1985, Ranginui Walker taught Māori Studies in the Centre for Continuing Education at the University of Auckland. He became a professor in the university’s newly created Māori Studies Department in 1986. These roles gave him a platform both to educate students about te ao Māori and to contribute to public debate on issues of importance to Māori.

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Paul Spoonley. 'Walker, Ranginui Joseph Isaac', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 2024. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/6w8/walker-ranginui-joseph-isaac (accessed 27 May 2024)