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Rangihīroa Pānoho – One World Many Rivers

Dr Rangihīroa Pānoho is New Zealand Māori and has affiliations with the northern iwi ‘tribes’ of central Tai Tokerau ‘Northland’. Around study and appointments, he has spent two phases of his life living on branches of the Kaipara Harbour at Dargaville (1970-1975) and South Head (1994-2009). Currently Pānoho lives near the Waitemata in Auckland City.

Rangihīroa has 22 years professional experience as a leading New Zealand curator and art historian.  His specialist areas are Māori, Pacific, NZ and international indigenous art. He has published and lectured extensively. Currently he is writing for his forthcoming volume Tai Rere Kē: Counterpoint in Māori Art.

Guest Lectures

Rangihīroa has lectured at universities and curated museum exhibitions in New Zealand and overseas. This work has led to collective projects, exhibitions and presentations within the Australasian Gallery circuit, New York University, Field Museum, Chicago and the International Social Sciences Council, UNESCO in Paris.

Curriculum Vitae – Rangihīroa Pānoho

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