Ani Mikaere

Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Porou

Ani Mikaere 'is the mother of four and Nanny to eleven mokopuna. In her role as Pou Whakatupu Mātuaranga at Te Wānanga o Raukawa, she is responsible for leading and promoting activity which nurtures and grows the mātauranga continuum - the constantly evolving body of knowledge that has been produced by successive generations of Māori theorists and practitioners. She also teaches in the Ahunga Tikanga (Māori Laws and Philosophy) programme.

Biographical sources

  • Ngā Kupu Wero. Ed. Witi Ihimaera. New Zealand: Penguin Random House New Zealand, 2023. 355.

    Non-fiction

  • "Colonisation and the Imposition of Patriarchy: A Ngāti Raukawa Woman’s Perspective." Te Ukaipo 1 (Dec. 1999): 34-49.
  • "Treaty of Waitangi and Māori Land Law." New Zealand Law Review 3 (2000): 363-383.
  • Co-authors Ani Mikaere and Stephanie Milroy.
  • Māori and Self-Determination In Aotearoa/ New Zealand. Hamilton, N.Z.: [Dept of Development Studies] Univ. of Waikato, [2000].
  • Ki Te Ao Mārama: Tenth Anniversary Hui-ā-Tau 1998: Conference Proceedings. [Ed. Ani Mikaere and Stephanie Milroy]. [Wellington, N.Z.: New Zealand Law Foundation, 2000?].
  • "Challenging The Mission of Coloniation: A Māori World View of the Treaty of Waitangi and the Constitution: A Study on The Tactics of Marginalisation." Te Ukaipo 3 (Dec. 2001): 7-29.
  • "Treaty of Waitangi and Māori Land Law." New Zealand Law Review 3 (2001): 379-399.
  • Co-authors Ani Mikaere and Stephanie Milroy.
  • Colonising Myths – Māori Realities: He Rukuruku Whakaaro. Wellington, N.Z.: Huia and Te Wānanga o Raukawa, 2001.
  • "Treaty of Waitangi and Māori Land Law." New Zealand Law Review 3 (2002): 415-435.
  • Guardianship, Custody and Access: Māori Perspectives and Experiences. Wellington, N.Z.: Ministry of Justice, 2002.
  • Co-authors Di Pitama, George Ririnui, Ani Mikaere.
  • "Treaty of Waitangi and Māori Land Law." New Zealand Law Review 3 (2003): 447-484.
  • Co-authors Ani Mikaere, Nin Tomas, Kerensa Johnston.
  • The Balance Destroyed: The Consequences For Māori Women Of The Colonisation of Tikanga Māori. Auckland, [N.Z.]: Published jointly by the International Research Institute or Māori and Indigenous Education and Ani Mikaere, c2003.
  • "Cultural Invasion Continued: The Ongoing Colonisation of Tikanga Māori." Yearbook of New Zealand Jurisprudence, 8.2, 2005: 134-172.
  • "Are We All New Zealand Now? A Māori Response To The Pākehā Quest for Indigeneity." New Zealand Political Review 14.1 (2005): 18-29.
  • "Tikanga As The First Law Of Aotearoa." Yearbook of New Zealand Jurisprudence 10 2007, 24-31.
  • "Seeing Human Rights Through Māori Eyes." Yearbook of New Zealand Jurisprudence 10 2007. 53-58.
  • Mā Te Rango Te Waka Ka Rere/ Exploring A Kaupapa Māori Organisational Framework: Proceedings of A Hui To Examine The Waka Umanga (Māori Corporations) Bill, 3-4 November 2006. Otaki, Aotearoa [N.Z.]: Te Wānanga-o-Raukawa, c2009.
  • Moana Jackson: Telling Stories to Change the World. Ngā Kupu Wero. Ed. Witi Ihimaera. New Zealand: Penguin Random House New Zealand, 2023. 197-207.
  • Presented at the Auckland Writers Festival, 27 August 2022.