| Birth name | Heather Angela Devitt |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 16 August 1944 |
| Birth place | Kent, England |
| Death date | 17 September 2021 (aged 77) |
| Death place | Wellington, New Zealand |
| Spouse | Bruno Ballara |
| Alma mater | Victoria University of Wellington |
| Thesis1 url | https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/handle/2292/5920 |
| Thesis1 year | 1973 |
| Thesis2 url | https://tewaharoa.victoria.ac.nz/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma992256414002386&context=L&vid=64VUW_INST:VUWNUI&search_scope=MyInst_and_CI&tab=all&lang=en |
| Thesis2 year | 1991 |
| 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.[1] After a short break, she was reappointed to the role in 2015.[2]
She was born on 16 August 1944,[3] 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.[2] 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.[4] She later completed a PhD at Victoria University of Wellington in 1991 on the origins of Ngāti Kahungunu.[5] An authority on Māori customary history, Ballara was the editorial officer (Māori) for the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography for 15 years.[6]
Ballara died in Wellington on 17 September 2021, aged 77.[7]
Selected publications
- Ballara, Angela (1986). Proud to be white? : a survey of Pakeha prejudice in New Zealand. Auckland: Heinemann. ISBN 0868632929.
- Ballara, Angela (1998). Iwi : the dynamics of Maori tribal organisation from c.1769 to c.1945. Wellington: Victoria University Press. ISBN 0864733283.
- Ballara, Angela (2003). Taua : 'musket wars', 'land wars' or tikanga? : warfare in Maori society in the early nineteenth century. Auckland: Penguin. ISBN 9780143018896.
References
- ^ "Waitangi Tribunal appointments made". New Zealand Herald. 22 January 2004. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ "Ngā kānohi hōu – new Tribunal members and officers". Te Manutukutuku. No. 67. February 2015. p. 4. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ "In memory of Angela Heather Ballara". Tributes Online. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ Ballara, Angela (1973). 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 (Masters thesis). ResearchSpace@Auckland, University of Auckland. hdl:2292/5920
- ^ The origins of Ngati Kahungunu (PhD). Victoria University of Wellington. 1991. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ "Ngā kānohi hōu – new Tribunal members and officers". Te Manutukutuku. No. 59. May 2004. p. 6. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ "Heather Ballara death notice". Dominion Post. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.