Dean Mahuta
Dean Mahuta
Dean is Māori and hails from the Waikato tribe. He is an associate professor in Te Ipukarea Research Institute, and his research background incorporates te reo me ngā tikanga Māori, popular culture, digital identities, video games and language revitalisation. As well as earning his doctorate at AUT in 2010, Dean is a graduate of Te Panekiretanga o te Reo (Institute of Excellence in the Māori Language). and holds the Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori Certificate of Competency in Interpreting and Translating the Māori Language.