Ngahuia te Awekotuku (Te Arawa, Tūhoe, Ngāpuhi, Waikato) was raised by weavers and storytellers in Ohinemutu village. She was a founding member of Māori rights movement Ngā Tamatoa, as well as Women’s and Gay Liberation. In 1981 she completed her PhD; the first Māori woman to receive a doctorate in New Zealand. Ngahuia has written two collections of creative fiction, and many scholarly works published locally and internationally. She is Emeritus Professor at the University of Waikato; a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit; and a Companion of The Royal Society of New Zealand.

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