Rawinia Ruth Higgins is a New Zealand academic whose research focuses on Māori language and culture .
7-579: The New Zealand Veterinary Association Te Pae Kīrehe ( NZVA ), formerly the New Zealand Veterinary Association , is a professional organisation in New Zealand. The association was established in 1923 to "assist in the development of the profession, including the registration of veterinarians, making submissions to Parliament and other bodies, negotiating conditions of employment and to advocate veterinary training in New Zealand". In 2023,
14-457: A number of awards, including: Honorary life members include Jack Filmer , Geoff Moon , Cyril Hopkirk , Bill Manktelow, Neil Bruère, and Jenny Weston . Rawinia Higgins Higgins' Master's thesis at the University of Otago was on the nature of transmission of oral histories, while her 2004 PhD thesis – He tanga ngutu, he Tuhoetanga te Mana Motuhake o te ta moko wahine – was on
21-588: The Māori Language Commission ( Māori : Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori ). The NZAS has fifteen regional networks throughout New Zealand and twelve special interest branches. It hosts several annual conferences, meetings and events for members. The NZAS publishes the New Zealand Veterinary Journal , as well as the magazine VetScript and SciQuest , an e-library of Australian and New Zealand veterinary publications. The NZAS gives out
28-530: The Royal Society Te Apārangi awarded Higgins the Pou Aronui award for dedicated service to the humanities–aronui over a sustained period. In March 2021, Higgins was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi , recognising "her scholarly contributions have made a significant impact in sharing new discourse, insights and understanding of mātauranga Māori and challenging cultural norms". Higgins
35-510: The identity politics of female chin tattoos . She was the Head of School at Te Kawa a Māui, School of Maori Studies at Victoria University and was appointed Deputy Vice Chancellor Māori at Victoria University of Wellington in 2016. Higgins has written Māori material for Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand . She has been a member of the Waitangi Tribunal since 2013, and is on
42-632: The board of Te Māngai Pāho , the Māori Broadcast Funding Agency. She is currently Chair of the Māori Language Commission . Higgins has also served on the following boards, Te Kotahi a Tūhoe and the Tūhoe Fisheries Charitable Trust Board. Higgins provided the translation for the Māori name of the New Zealand Veterinary Association – Te Pae Kīrehe – which the organization adopted on 29 May 2023. In November 2020,
49-464: The organisation's stated purpose is "To build exceptional working lives as veterinary professionals by providing support, resources and advocacy." As of 2023, the elected President is Kate Hill. On 29 May 2023, the organisation announced that it would use the Māori term Te Pae Kīrehe in addition to its English name in order to be more inclusive. The translation was provided by Rawinia Higgins , Chair of
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