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Matariki Williams

Nationality	New Zealander
Alma mater	Victoria University of Wellington
Employer	Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Children	2

Matariki Williams is a Māori curator and writer based in Whakatāne, New Zealand.^[1] In 2021, she was appointed Pou Matua Mātauranga Māori, Senior Historian, Mātauranga Māori at Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage in Wellington.^[2]^[3] She is a member of the Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Whakaue, and Ngāti Hauiti iwis.^[3]

Early life and education

Williams grew up in Tauranga.^[4] She obtained an undergraduate degree in Māori studies and history at the Victoria University of Wellington.^[2] She pursued a master's degree in Museum and Heritage Studies.^[2]

Career

Williams became a Matauranga Maori curator at Te Papa in late 2016.^[4] Williams is co-founder of and co-editor (alongside Bridget Reweti) of ATE Journal of Maori Arts.^[1]^[3] In 2024, she was involved in New Zealand's delegation to the Venice Biennale.^[5]

Personal life

As of 2020, Williams has a partner and two children.^[6]

Publications

Protest: Tautohetohe: Objects of Resistance, Persistence and Defiance (2019), coauthor^[7]
Te Manu Huna A Tāne (2020), contributor^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b "Matariki Williams: Maori Arts, ATE, and protest through art". RNZ. 25 March 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Matariki Williams | Careers and Employment". Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Matariki Williams appointed as Pou Hītori Māori Matua Senior Māori Historian". Waatea News: Māori Radio Station. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
^ ^a ^b Walker, Zoe (28 March 2018). "Matariki Williams on Wellington's Thriving Art Scene". NZ Herald. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
^ Amery, Mark (19 April 2024). "Mataaho Collective scoops Golden Lion at Venice Biennale in a huge weekend for art from Oceania". RNZ. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
^ Emms, Francesca (29 April 2020). "Matemateaone". Capital Magazine. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
^ Gibson, Stephanie; Williams, Matariki; Cairns, Puawai (2019). Protest Tautohetohe: Objects of Resistance, Persistence and Defiance. Te Papa Press. ISBN 978-0-9941460-4-5.
^ Williams, Matariki (11 June 2020). "These are my feathers: An extract from Te Manu Huna A Tāne". The Spinoff. Retrieved 27 September 2023.

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