Te Pouhere Kōrero
New Zealand Māori history society
Te Pouhere Kōrero, also called the Māori History Association of Aotearoa, is a society focusing on Māori history that was established in 1992. Te Pouhere Kōrero has published a journal Te Pouhere Kōrero Journal and is a national collective of Māori historians.
History
A meeting was held in 1992 in September at Massey University with the idea of serving Māori historians. The idea of forming a collective and the name Te Pouhere Kōrero came from this meeting. A second meeting in 1992 was arranged by Joe Pere and Rose Pere at Rongopai Marae near Gisborne and Te Pouhere Kōrero was formally established. Manuka Henare was the inaugural chairperson. Mīria Simpson was a key person until her death in 2002. Others involved included Te Ahukaramu Charles Royal, Aroha Harris, Monty Soutar, Ailsa Smith, John Delamare, Tui Macdonald, Danny Keenan and Buddy Mikaere. Members are Māori people interested in history and includes authors, librarians, museum workers, iwi researchers and those who are studying or working at universities. Past chair-people include Nēpia Mahuika.
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Contemporary correspondence, administrative files and participant testimony can test how later narratives organized the event or institution. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 22, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q116730430. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1992 and 2002.
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