Arohia Durie

Arohia Durie
Arohia Durie
	Durie in 2011
Born	Arohia Ernestine Kōhere
Spouse	Mason Durie
Relatives	Eddie Durie (brother-in-law); John Tamihere (son-in-law); Rēweti Kōhere (grandfather); Hēnare Kōhere (great-uncle); Mōkena Kōhere (great-great-grandfather);
Awards	Herbison Lecture
Academic background
Alma mater	Massey University
Thesis	Te rērenga o te rā: autonomy and identity: Māori educational aspirations (2002);
Doctoral advisor	John Codd, Richard Harker
Academic work
Institutions	Massey University

Arohia Ernestine, Lady Durie (née Kōhere) is a New Zealand Māori educationalist. She was the first professor of Māori education at Massey University, where she was appointed full professor in 2001. Durie led the development of the first te reo Māori immersion graduate course. She retired from the university before or during 2010. Durie's husband is psychiatrist Mason Durie, and their son, Meihana, is also a professor at Massey University.