She has been President of the Otakou Branch of the Māori Women’s’ Welfare League.
Non-fiction
- "Te Māori: A Personal Perspective." Te Karanga: Canterbury Māori Studies Association 4.1 (1988): 35-37.
- Harris presents a personal account of the arrival of Te Māori to Otago Museum in October 1986 and its impact on Kai Tahu.