Mauī John Mitchell (20 May 1941 – 23 September 2021) was a New Zealand historian who specialised in

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history, particularly in the upper

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. Of Māori descent, he affiliated to Te Āti Awa and Ngāti Tama. Mitchell completed a master's thesis in 1967, followed by a doctoral thesis in 1971, both at the

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. He died on 23 September 2021 in Nelson.

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