Anahera Morehu (Ngāti Whātua, Ngāpuhi, Te Rarawa, Te Aupōuri, Ngāti Kahu) is known for her wisdom and support championing Mātauranga Māori in libraries and indigenous knowledge management. In 2023 Anahera was appointed to the role of Chief Archivist for Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga Archives New Zealand (Archives NZ).
She was LIANZA President in 2020-2021 and Tumuaki of Te Rōpū Whakahau in 2010-2012. Internationally, Anahera has been an effective and influential representative for Aotearoa at the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA).
Anahera began her library career at Auckland Public Libraries. She has worked with iwi to develop their repositories, implementing her professional development at Te Wānanga o Raukawa Puna Maumahara programme. She was Kaiārahi at Auckland Public Libraries and later moved to roles at the University of Auckland Te Tumu Herenga and He Manga Tauhokohoko.
In early 2022 she was appointed as the Kaihautū Māori at Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga Archives New Zealand.
“Working within the sector has been a huge opportunity, especially considering the amount of information held within these repositories. That I can have a role in ‘paying it forward’ to Māori and communities is a fantastic pathway and possible future career prospect for rangatahi. A career pathway that’s not been highlighted as important before, yet the impact is phenomenal,” said Anahera.
In 2020 and 2021 Anahera was a judge and convenor for the Wright Family Foundation Te Kura Pounamu Award for Te Reo Māori for the NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.
