Roka Ngarimu-Cameron

Rokahurihia Hurihia Ngarimu-Cameron is a New Zealand Māori tohunga raranga (master weaver) from the Te Whānau-ā-Apanui, Te Arawa, Whakatōhea, Ngāti Awa and Ngāti Tūwharetoa iwi, and also of Irish descent.
Biography.
In 1990, Ngarimu-Cameron established ‘Te Whānau Arohanui’, a marae and foster care centre in Waitati, Otago. The centre provides care for youth and is also a venue for Ngarimu-Cameron's weaving courses.
In 2008 she completed a Master of Fine Arts degree at Otago Polytechnic. Her dissertation studied the combination of traditional Māori weaving and loom weaving, and included a solo exhibition, ‘Toku Haerenga/My Journey’, held at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery. Since 2008 Ngarimu-Cameron has been a lecturer in traditional arts at the University of Otago.
In the 2011 Queen's Birthday Honours, Ngarimu-Cameron was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to Māori.