Gabrielle Huria
Gabrielle Huria | |
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.jpg) Huria in 2018 | |
| Born | 1962 (age 61–62) Christchurch, New Zealand |
Gabrielle Ann Huria MNZM (born 1962) is a New Zealand Māori leader working in freshwater management and mental health. In 2018 Huria was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to Māori and governance.
Early life and education
[edit]Huria was born in Christchurch in 1962.[1] She is Māori and affiliates to Ngāi Tahu.[1] Huria attended Our Lady of the Assumption school in Hoon Hay in Christchurch, and the St Vincent de Paul School (known as the Rigi) and Erskine College in Wellington.[2][1] She has qualifications in journalism and television production from Waiariki Polytechnic and Christchurch Polytechnic.[1] Huria completed a Bachelor of Arts in sociology at the University of Canterbury.[1]
Career
[edit]Huria worked in television as a journalist, researcher and scriptwriter, and then as a producer for television and radio.[1] Huria spent five years as a producer for the children's radio show Ears, and has published two children's books.[1] Huria worked in public relations, and was public affairs manager for Te Runanga o Ngāi Tahu, before becoming chief executive and chair of Ngāi Tahu Communications.[1][3] Huria was responsible for the communications strategy for Ngāi Tahu during their treaty negotiations and during the post-settlement period, and created and edited a magazine Te Karaka.[3]
Huria has also been a member of the Ngāi Tahu Research Centre Advisory Board.[4]
Huria was Deputy Chair of the Canterbury District Health Board, and chief executive of Te Kura Taka Pini, a Ngāi Tahu company working in South Island freshwater management.[5][6] She was a trustee of the Māia Health Foundation, which works in mental health.[5] In 2014 Huria was appointed as the inaugural chair of Emerge Aotearoa, a provider of mental health services for Māori and Pacific people.[3]
Honours and awards
[edit]In the 2018 Queen's Birthday Honours, Huria was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to Māori and governance.[3] In 2019 she was a finalist in the Board and management section of the Women of Influence Awards.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Huria's sister is company director Jane Huria.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h "Gabrielle Ann Huria, Ngāi Tahu, 1962 -". Kōmako: a bibliography of writing by Māori in English. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
- ^ Romanos, Joseph (28 August 2013). "When The Rigi was the main coach road". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Queen's Birthday Honours 2018 - Citations for Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC)". www.dpmc.govt.nz. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
- ^ "Inside iwi governance with Lisa Tumahai | IoD NZ". The Institute of Directors. 28 April 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Māia Health Foundation Welcomes Gabrielle Huria as New Trustee". Maia Health Foundation. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
- ^ McClure, Tess (24 December 2021). "Trauma, dislocation, pollution: why Māori leaders want control of the South Island's water". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
- ^ "2019 Finalists". Women of Influence. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
- ^ "Sisters thrilled to be part of the Ngai Tahu 'experience'". Kokiri Paetae. June 1998.
External links
[edit]- Braided Rivers 2024 Seminar: A year in the life of the Rakahuri, presentation by Gabrielle Huria, 13 Jul 2024, at Lincoln University, via YouTube