13 Facts About Hana O'Regan

Hana Merenea O'Regan was born on 1973 and is a Maori language advocate and academic in New Zealand.

Hana O'Regan attended Kelburn Normal School, Roseneath Primary School, and Auckland's Queen Victoria Maori Girls' Boarding School.

Hana O'Regan spent her final school year as an AFS exchange student at Chaeng Ron Wittiya School in Bangkok, Thailand.

Hana O'Regan studied Maori studies and political science at Victoria University of Wellington and graduated with a BA in 1993.

In 1998, Hana O'Regan completed a master's degree in Maori studies, at Otago.

Hana O'Regan later undertook doctoral studies at Auckland University of Technology, with Tania Ka'ai as her supervisor.

Hana O'Regan submitted her thesis, titled Te timataka mai o te waiatataka mai o te reo in 2016, and graduated PhD in July 2017.

In 1997, Hana O'Regan moved to Christchurch, where she was appointed head of the Maori language programme at CPIT.

Hana O'Regan returned to CPIT as Dean of Te Puna Wanaka, the new Faculty of Maori Studies, in 2006.

Hana O'Regan has been a member of the Maori Language Commission, Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Maori, since 2003.

In 2015, Hana O'Regan was appointed a member of the Flag Consideration Panel for the New Zealand flag referendums.

Hana O'Regan was appointed a member of the Waitangi Tribunal in June 2021 for a three-year term.

Hana O'Regan is a writer of poetry, waiata, and non-fiction articles and papers.