Ngahuia Te Awekotuku

Ngahuia Te Awekotuku
Te Awekotuku in 2010
Born1949 (age 74–75)
NationalityNew Zealand
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Auckland
Academic work
DisciplineMāori Studies
InstitutionsVictoria University of Wellington,
Waikato University
Doctoral studentsMere Whaanga, Ngarino Ellis
Notable worksMau Moko: the world of Maori tattoo

Ngahuia Te Awekotuku MNZM (born 1949) is a New Zealand academic specialising in Māori cultural issues and a lesbian activist.[1] In 1972, she was famously denied a visa to visit the United States on the basis of her sexuality.

  1. ^ Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "5. – Lesbian lives – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand". Teara.govt.nz. Archived from the original on 14 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.