Kaa Kataraina Kathleen Williams is a New Zealand

television presenter A television presenter (or television host, some become a "television personality") is a person who introduces, hosts television show, television programs, often serving as a mediator for the program and the audience. Nowadays, it is common for ...

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on the show '' Manu Rere''.

Biography

She is of Ngāi Tuhoe and

Ngāti Manawa Ngāti Manawa is a Māori iwi of New Zealand. Hapū and marae The tribe is made up of four ''hapū'' (sub-tribes). Each has a ''marae'' (communal grounds) and ''wharenui'' (meeting house). * Moewhare, based at Karangaranga marae and Moewhare ...

descent. Williams is a winner of the Best Reo Māori Television Presenter (Female). She has designed the assessment tools for literacy and education, early numeracy programmes and worked for TEA (Tuhoe Education Authority). She has also held positions with Poari Manaaki Early Childhood Education, Te Roopu Māori Āwhina in the Tertiary Education Commission and on advisory groups for the International Research Institute for Māori and Indigenous Education and GEM – Genetic Engineering and Modification. Williams has a master's degree from the

University of Auckland , mottoeng = By natural ability and hard work , established = 1883; years ago , endowment = NZD $293 million (31 December 2021) , budget = NZD $1.281 billion (31 December 2021) , chancellor = Cecilia Tarrant , vice_chancellor = Dawn F ...

. She is a poutokomanawa (senior lecturer) at Te Whare Wānanga Takiura o Ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori, a Māori tertiary education provider that entails a Rumaki Reo programme and a Bachelor of Education in Kura Kaupapa Māori. In the 2009 Queen's Birthday Honours, Williams was appointed an

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, for services to Māori. In the 2023 New Year Honours, she was appointed a

Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit The New Zealand Order of Merit is an order of merit in the New Zealand royal honours system. It was established by royal warrant (document), royal warrant on 30 May 1996 by Elizabeth II, Monarchy of New Zealand, Queen of New Zealand, "for those ...

, for services to Māori and education.

References

External links

* http://www.twt.ac.nz/our-team/kaa-williams/
Kaa Williams at Maori Television
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