Virginia Carolyn Ann Warriner is a New Zealand Māori academic, and is a full professor at Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi, specialising in business, leadership for Māori women, and Indigenous management practices. Warriner is a board member of Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whatua Board, and a trustee of Ngā Uri o Kamupene ‘A’ o Rua Tekau Mā Waru – the Descendants of ‘A’ Company 28 Māori Battalion Trust.

Virginia Warriner
Academic background
Alma materMassey University
Thesis
Doctoral advisorJohn Monin, Anne de Bruin
Academic work
InstitutionsTe Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi

Academic career

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Warriner is Māori, and affiliates to Ngāti Whatua and Ngāti Porou iwi.[1] Her uncle is Waikato University Professor Emeritus Tamati Reedy.[1] Warriner was described as a 'bookworm' by her aunt, and when she graduated with her PhD said that she had 'always wanted to be a professor' like her uncle.[2]

Warriner completed a PhD titled Internationalisation of Maori businesses in the creative industry sector: ko te rerenga o te toki a tu, he whare oranga at Massey University, which investigated the drivers and barriers to internationalisation for businesses before, during and after becoming exporters.[3][4][1] Her thesis was supervised by John Monin and Anne de Bruin.[4] Warriner then joined the faculty of Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi, based at Whakatāne, where she was promoted to full professor in 2016.[5] She is the co-ordinator of the School of Indigenous Graduate Studies' doctoral programme.[5]

Warriner serves on the Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whatua Board as the Otamatea Takiwa representative.[6] She is also a trustee of Ngā Uri o Kamupene ‘A’ o Rua Tekau Mā Waru – the Descendants of ‘A’ Company 28 Māori Battalion Trust.[6] Warriner has also been involved in governorship and treaty settlement for Ngāti Porou, and participated in the Iwi Leaders Forum.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c North Harbour News (30 April 2010). "Maori graduates' achieve success". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  2. ^ Te Karere TVNZ (16 April 2010). Two Maori receive their PHDs Dr Lillian George Dr Virginia Warriner Te Karere Maori News. Retrieved 31 August 2024 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ Warriner, Virginia Carolyn Ann (2009). Internationalisation of Maori businesses in the creative industry sector: ko te rerenga o te toki a tu, he whare oranga (PhD thesis). Massey Research Online, Massey University. hdl:10179/1244.
  4. ^ a b "My Doctoral Story - Virginia Warriner (2010) - Massey University". www.massey.ac.nz. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "SunLive - Eastern Bay Academics promoted - The Bay's News First". www.sunlive.co.nz. 4 December 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Our Board". Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua. Retrieved 28 August 2024.