Angela Ballara | |
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| Born | Heather Angela Devitt 16 August 1944 Kent, England |
| Died | 17 September 2021 (aged 77)
Wellington, New Zealand |
| Spouse | Bruno Ballara |
| Children | 6 [1] |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Victoria University of Wellington |
| Theses | |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History |
| Sub-discipline | New Zealand Māori history |
Heather Angela Ballara (née Devitt; 16 August 1944 – 17 September 2021) was a New Zealand historian who specialised in Māori history. She was appointed a member of the Waitangi Tribunal in 2004. [2] After a short break, she was reappointed to the role in 2015. [3]
She was born on 16 August 1944, [4] and studied at the University of Auckland, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in history in 1969, and a Master of Arts in history in 1973. [3] Her master's thesis had the title Warfare and government in Ngapuhi tribal society, 1814–1833: institutions of authority and the function of warfare in the period of early settlement, 1814–1833, in the Bay of Islands and related territories. [5] She later completed a PhD at Victoria University of Wellington in 1991 on the origins of Ngāti Kahungunu. [6] An authority on Māori customary history, Ballara was the editorial officer (Māori) for the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography for 15 years. [7]
Ballara died in Wellington on 17 September 2021, aged 77. [1]
Selected publications
- Ballara, Angela (1986). Proud to be white? : a survey of Pakeha prejudice in New Zealand. Auckland: Heinemann. ISBN 0868632929.
- Ballara, Angela (1998). Iwi : the dynamics of Maori tribal organisation from c.1769 to c.1945. Wellington: Victoria University Press. ISBN 0864733283.
- Ballara, Angela (2003). Taua : 'musket wars', 'land wars' or tikanga? : warfare in Maori society in the early nineteenth century. Auckland: Penguin. ISBN 9780143018896.
References
- ^ a b "Heather Ballara death notice". Dominion Post. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ "Waitangi Tribunal appointments made". New Zealand Herald. 22 January 2004. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Ngā kānohi hōu – new Tribunal members and officers" (PDF). Te Manutukutuku. No. 67. February 2015. p. 4. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ "In memory of Angela Heather Ballara". Tributes Online. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ Ballara, Angela (1973). Warfare and government in Ngapuhi tribal society, 1814-1833 : institutions of authority and the function of warfare in the period of early settlement, 1814-1833, in the Bay of Islands and related territories (Masters thesis). ResearchSpace@Auckland, University of Auckland. hdl: 2292/5920.
- ^ The origins of Ngati Kahungunu (PhD). Victoria University of Wellington. 1991. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ "Ngā kānohi hōu – new Tribunal members and officers" (PDF). Te Manutukutuku. No. 59. May 2004. p. 6. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
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