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DoctorMadi Williams

Senior Lecturer

Aotahi School of Maori and Indigenous Studies

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  • Senior Lecturer
    Aotahi School of Maori and Indigenous Studies
  • +6433695403 (Work)
  • Te Ao Marama, Room146

SERVICE & LEADERSHIP

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    Wānanga - Te Rākau Pakiaka
    Presented at Wakatū Incorporation whakapapa wānanga on research
  • TEXT INTERVIEW
    Creative New Zealand (opens in a new tab)⁠
    10 Aug 2026
    Writing her way home
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    E-Tangata (opens in a new tab)⁠
    9 Aug 2026
    Madi Williams: Finding reconnection through iwi history
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    Bookenz (opens in a new tab)⁠
    21 Jul 2026
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    Sunday Star Times (opens in a new tab)⁠
    28 Jun 2026
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  • DISTINCTION
    Aotearoa New Voices (opens in a new tab)⁠
    19 Jun 2026
    Eight standout authors set to define the next chapter of New Zealand writing have secured places on the 2026 New Voices of Aotearoa list. Selected by an expert judging panel and administered by the Coalition for Books, New Voices of Aotearoa is an annual initiative shining a spotlight on exceptional and distinctive writing talent across fiction, poetry and non-fiction.
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  • TEXT INTERVIEW
    NZ Booklovers (opens in a new tab)⁠
    18 Jun 2026
    Madi Williams talks about Ngāti Kuia: He Pūtake, Hei Pakiaka Ora
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  • BROADCAST INTERVIEW
    Te Hiku Radio
    10 Jun 2026
    He Pūtake, Hei Pakiaka Ora Ngāti Kuia A History
  • BROADCAST INTERVIEW
    Māpuna
    6 Jun 2026
    He Pūtake, Hei Pakiaka Ora Ngāti Kuia A History
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    Archives Advisory Group
    12 Mar 2026
    Member
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    New Zealand Journal of History Editorial Board
    7 Jan 2026
    Member
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    Equity and Diversity Committee
    31 Oct 2025
    Member
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    Library Committee
    1 Oct 2025
    Member
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    New Zealand Historical Association
    24 Nov 2023 - 24 Oct 2024
    Elected member
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    New Zealand Journal of History Management Board
    5 May 2023 - 24 Oct 2024
    Elected member
  • TEXT INTERVIEW
    The Pacific Circle (opens in a new tab)⁠
    1 May 2023
    Re-centring South Polynesian pūrākau (ancestral narratives)
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  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    Tuku Book Committee for Ngāti Koata
    3 Mar 2023 - 14 Dec 2023
    Member
  • BROADCAST INTERVIEW
    Te Ao Māori News
    7 Nov 2022
    Taniwha research project gets big fund boost
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    Australia New Zealand Association of Medieval and Early Modern Studies
    11 Apr 2022 - 11 Apr 2023
    Member
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    Faculty of Arts Board
    4 Feb 2022 - 28 Feb 2024
    Member
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    New Zealand Historical Association Executive
    26 Nov 2021 - 24 Nov 2023
    Secretary
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    Facilitated Whakapapa Wānanga
    Facilitated Whakapapa Wānanga for Ngāti Apa
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    Speaker at Kurahaupō Iwi Heritage Tour
    Speaker at Kurahaupō Iwi Heritage Tour
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    Wānanga - Te Pākeka
    Presented on research at Te Pākeka Rangatahi Wānanga for Ngāti Kuia
  • TE AO MĀORI
    Wānanga - Te Rākau Pakiaka
    Presented on research at Wakatū Incorporation whakapapa wānanga