Angela Ballara
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16 August 1944
Angela Ballara | |
|---|---|
| Born | Heather Angela Devitt 16 August 1944 Kent, England |
| Died | 17 September 2021 (aged 77) Wellington, New Zealand |
| Spouse | Bruno Ballara |
| Children | 6[1] |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Victoria University of Wellington |
| Theses | |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History |
| Sub-discipline | New Zealand Māori history |
Heather Angela Ballara (née Devitt; 16 August 1944 – 17 September 2021) was a New Zealand historian who specialised in Māori history. She was appointed a member of the Waitangi Tribunal in 2004.[2] After a short break, she was reappointed to the role in 2015.[3]
She was born on 16 August 1944,[4] and studied at the University of Auckland, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in history in 1969, and a Master of Arts in history in 1973.[3] Her master's thesis had the title Warfare and government in Ngapuhi tribal society, 1814–1833: institutions of authority and the function of warfare in the period of early settlement, 1814–1833, in the Bay of Islands and related territories.[5] She later completed a PhD at Victoria University of Wellington in 1991 on the origins of Ngāti Kahungunu.[6] An authority on Māori customary history, Ballara was the editorial officer (Māori) for the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography for 15 years.[7]
Ballara died in Wellington on 17 September 2021, aged 77.[1]
