Talk:Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan

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first name

Was Whetu just a nickname, not a given name? Whatu-Marama (star-moon) is an important symbol in Ratana.--Hugh7 (talk) 09:09, 28 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Did she finish her PhD?

I've been struggling to find a mention of her thesis in a library catalog. Does anyone know of any evidence that she completed? Stuartyeates (talk) 06:29, 5 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

In 2010 I invited Whetu to speak (as part of the "Canterbury People" Series) at the Canterbury WEA & her subject was her PhD topic. Watts Russell no. 15 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Watts Russell 15 (talk • contribs) 19:45, 7 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]