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Tom Roa

New Zealand Māori historian and linguistborn 1953

Wikidata names Hēmi Whaanga and Winifred Heather Crombie as doctoral advisors. Linked to Wikidata.

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Advisors on Wikidata2

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Hēmi Whaanga
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Winifred Heather Crombie

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The advisors of their advisors, four steps up at most, in the thesis records and on Wikidata, each kind marked; a person in both is listed once.

1 step up
stated by WikidataHēmi Whaangastated by WikidataWinifred Heather Crombie
2 steps up
stated by WikidataDiane Johnsonstated by WikidataTamati Reedy
3 steps up
stated by WikidataBrian Paltridgestated by WikidataMargaret McLaren

Theses

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An exploration of the role of semantic relations in the theory and practice of translation (with special reference to English/Māori and Māori/English translation)
doctoral thesis, stated by Wikidata

Education and career3

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until 1974
Victoria University of Wellington
studied
undated
University of Waikato
studied
undated
University of Waikato
worked

At a glance

known as: historian, kaumātua, justice of the peace
degrees: Doctor of Philosophy, 2016, Master of Arts, until 1997
awards: Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, 2025
notable works: Tukua: He Tikanga Maori, Fragments from a Contested Past: Remembrance, Denial and New Zealand History

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Read on 16 October 2026. A citation names the day the record was read, not a version.

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@misc{academicancestry_Q115046099,
  author = {{Academic Ancestry}},
  title = {{Tom Roa: advisors and students}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://academicancestry.org/person/Q115046099},
  note = {read on 2026-10-16}
}

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Academic Ancestry. (2026, October 16). Tom Roa: Advisors and students [Read on 2026-10-16]. https://academicancestry.org/person/Q115046099